Auckland vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1532
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	32	40
😀 Quality of life	89	49
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.65M

The cost of living in Auckland is 249% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1745th and 7957th ($2100 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 249th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 242nd and 6806th 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	$13	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$10039

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619