Auckland vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	24
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	1.47M	7.82M

The cost of living in Auckland is 228% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2124th and 7835th ($1961 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 170th and 7180th 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	$12.6	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$17107

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517