Auckland vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	53
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.78M

The cost of living in Auckland is 231% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1357th and 7155th ($2205 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 57th in China, while ranked 150th and 6224th 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	$14.3	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014