Auckland vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	18
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.49M

The cost of living in Auckland is 224% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1604th and 7479th ($2156 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 91st 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 Shangrao. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 240th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Shangrao

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	Auckland	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$30231

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633