Auckland vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$897
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2189
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	32	26
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.97M

The cost of living in Auckland is 119% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 2124th and 6243rd ($1961 vs $897) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 0.7 months in Ganzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ganzhou ranked 239th in China, while ranked 170th and 6997th 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	$12.6	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$10.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$16.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$76.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$599
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$7023

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878