Auckland vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.37M

The cost of living in Auckland is 215% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1924th and 7405th ($1968 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 161st and 3963rd 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	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8278

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665