Auckland vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	21
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.56M

The cost of living in Auckland is 259% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1604th and 7929th ($2156 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 240th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Shaoyang

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	Auckland	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615