Auckland vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	49
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.78M

The cost of living in Auckland is 240% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1604th and 7679th ($2156 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 240th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Quanzhou

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	Auckland	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943