Auckland vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	1.47M	17.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 130% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1604th and 6106th ($2156 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 240th and 1113th 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	$13.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$22916

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638