Auckland vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	91
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.47M	11.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 137% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2124th and 6563rd ($1961 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 Hangzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 170th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hangzhou

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	Auckland	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$28925

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753