Auckland vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	60
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.4M

The cost of living in Auckland is 175% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2124th and 7025th ($1961 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 170th and 6133rd 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	$12.6	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$15234

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531