Auckland vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	32	27
😀 Quality of life	89	52
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.17M

The cost of living in Auckland is 173% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1604th and 6807th ($2156 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 240th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Maoming

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	Auckland	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$19015

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943