Auckland vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2156
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4802
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3398
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
1.47M
18.7M

The cost of living in Auckland is 176% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1604th and 6835th ($2156 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 240th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Guangzhou

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Auckland Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1689
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7507
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5316
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.66
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$988
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15607
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694