Auckland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	1.47M	17.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 111% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1745th and 5618th ($2100 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 242nd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Shenzhen

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	Auckland	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$21140

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648