Auckland vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4687
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1887
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3173
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
81
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
1.47M
13.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 208% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1745th and 7400th ($2100 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 242nd and 2024th 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
$13
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1140
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.45%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7981
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5409
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1100
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17894
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546