Auckland vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	32	65
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	1.47M	12.7M

The cost of living in Auckland is 163% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1745th and 6776th ($2100 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 242nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Suzhou

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	Auckland	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635