Auckland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.47M	24.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 92% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1099th and 4461st ($2279 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Shanghai. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 119th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Shanghai

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	Auckland	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740