Auckland vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1722
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	32	97
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	1.47M	12.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 219% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1745th and 7573rd ($2100 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 242nd and 1885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Wuhan

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	Auckland	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$8347

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$643
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$649
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$691
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$638
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$658
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$619
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$595
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$610
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$600
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$600
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$589
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$608
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$615
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$587
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$565
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$562
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$556
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$554
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$650
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$535
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$612
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$575
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$542
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$551
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$599
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$589