Auckland vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	85
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.07M

The cost of living in Auckland is 369% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1099th and 8600th ($2279 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 119th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Shenyang

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	Auckland	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$19578

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529