Auckland vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	90
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	13.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 211% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1357th and 6862nd ($2205 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 150th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Tianjin

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	Auckland	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$16590

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618