Auckland vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1957
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	61
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.4M

The cost of living in Auckland is 237% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1099th and 6976th ($2279 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 119th and 5865th 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	$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$9922

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524