Auckland vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1756
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$833
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	32	98
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	12.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 253% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1099th and 7238th ($2279 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 119th and 2438th 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	$14	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$11975

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$620
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$650
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$685
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$661
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$605
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$697
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$647
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$669
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$586
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$624
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$643
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$602
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$629
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$647
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$658
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$604
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$664
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$609
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$604
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$574
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$671
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$574
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$558
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$687
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$624
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$538
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$708
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$651
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$574
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$599
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$575