Auckland vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1473
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$327
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	68
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	12.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 322% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1604th and 8643rd ($2156 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 240th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Zhengzhou

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	Auckland	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$21713

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$516
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$516
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$518
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$509
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$483
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$520
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$507
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$506
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$514
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$498
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$506
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$523
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$518
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$569
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$534
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$525
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$531
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$543
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$598
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$492
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$583
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$602
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$596
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$545
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$578
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$540
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$556