Auckland vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4687
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1887
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3173
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
53
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
1.47M
9.4M

The cost of living in Auckland is 218% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1745th and 7558th ($2100 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 242nd and 2343rd 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
$13
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1140
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.45%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7981
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5409
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1100
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17894
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538