Auckland vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	32	17
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	1.47M	7.01M

The cost of living in Auckland is 250% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1745th and 7983rd ($2100 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 242nd and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Auckland	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$8478

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513