Auckland vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	17
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.71M

The cost of living in Auckland is 134% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1604th and 6200th ($2156 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 240th and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Yancheng

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	Auckland	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$18853

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$677
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$632
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$661
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$647
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$675
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$646
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$618
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$623
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$611
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$601
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$636
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$553
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$604
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$557
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$617
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$626
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$620
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$765
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$571
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$644
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$683
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$594
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$576
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$684
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$652
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$549
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$669
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$782
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$530
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1002