Auckland vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	85
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.07M

The cost of living in Auckland is 329% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1357th and 8584th ($2205 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 150th and 3326th 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	$14.3	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$25284

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511