Auckland vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$746
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	32	24
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.97M

The cost of living in Auckland is 165% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 1604th and 6702nd ($2156 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 0.8 months in Ganzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ganzhou ranked 252nd in China, while ranked 240th and 7120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Ganzhou

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	Auckland	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$11
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$17
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$78.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$7216

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$630
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$807
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$730
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$673
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$588
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$698
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$603
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$602
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$564
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$609
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$634
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$595
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$760
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$464
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$465
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$511
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$589
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$621
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$617
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$539
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$682
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$594
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$638
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$943
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$782
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$723
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$586
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$583
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$610
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$903
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$769
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$939