Auckland vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2110
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$587
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$1288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	96
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	1.47M	18.7M

The cost of living in Auckland is 168% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1745th and 6854th ($2100 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 242nd and 1149th 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	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$19408

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711