Auckland vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	85
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.07M

The cost of living in Auckland is 254% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2124th and 8245th ($1961 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st 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 Shenyang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 170th and 3667th 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	$12.6	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501