Auckland vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$864
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 266% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1357th and 7753rd ($2205 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 301st in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 150th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Foshan

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	Auckland	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$24357

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660