Auckland vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	1.47M	7.41M

The cost of living in Auckland is 28% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2124th and 532nd ($1961 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 170th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hong Kong

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	Auckland	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$22102

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598