Auckland vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$575
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	77
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	12.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 289% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2124th and 8651st ($1961 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 170th and 4484th 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	$12.6	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563