Auckland vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$563
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	32	38
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.98M

The cost of living in Auckland is 148% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 2124th and 6706th ($1961 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 170th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Zhanjiang

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	Auckland	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$16727

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$773
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$780
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$677
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$726
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$693
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$816
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$827
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$829
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$551
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$518
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$758
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$568
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1746
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$589
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$559
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$662
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$574
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$766
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$562
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$662
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$878
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2414
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$558
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$556
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$765
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$546
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$574