Auckland vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.47M	24.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 94% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1357th and 4780th ($2205 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 150th and 571st 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	$14.3	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774