Auckland vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	17
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	1.47M	7.82M

The cost of living in Auckland is 243% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1745th and 7879th ($2100 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 242nd and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Shangqiu

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	Auckland	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$19212

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522