Auckland vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	32	38
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.98M

The cost of living in Auckland is 193% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1099th and 6458th ($2279 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 119th and 6615th 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	$14	$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$857
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$831
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$620
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$638
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$806
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$876
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$735
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$830
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$824
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$547
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$611
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$812
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$571
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$481
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$552
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$573
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1565
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$575
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$618
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$742
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$785
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$781
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$605
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$589
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$939
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2410
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$557
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$517
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$774
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$525
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$573