Auckland vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	32	84
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.37M

The cost of living in Auckland is 230% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1604th and 7557th ($2156 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 240th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hefei

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	Auckland	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677