Auckland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	96
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.47M	17.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 123% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2124th and 6334th ($1961 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 170th and 1094th 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	$12.6	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634