Auckland vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.37M

The cost of living in Auckland is 205% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2124th and 7469th ($1961 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 35th in China, while ranked 170th and 4318th 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	$12.6	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663