Auckland vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1404
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$793
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	1.47M	11M

The cost of living in Auckland is 307% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 1604th and 8538th ($2156 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 456th 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 1.5 months in Linyi. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Linyi ranked 194th in China, while ranked 240th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Linyi

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	Auckland	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$95.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$7190

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$571
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$576
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$553
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$549
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$566
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$572
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$563
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$514
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$564
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$523
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$548
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$548
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$558
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$563
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$581
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$661
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$550
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$554
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$515
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$449
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$457
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$592
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$566
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$581
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$547
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$649
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$510
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$545
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$922
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$519
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$594
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$602
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$540
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$748
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$803