Auckland vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	32	43
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.65M

The cost of living in Auckland is 215% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 2124th and 7637th ($1961 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 136th 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 Hengyang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 170th and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hengyang

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	Auckland	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$7438

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599