Auckland vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$758
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	61
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.4M

The cost of living in Auckland is 201% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1357th and 6747th ($2205 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 150th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Ningbo

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	Auckland	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$12898

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538