Auckland vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	32	19
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	1.47M	7.01M

The cost of living in Auckland is 209% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1924th and 7314th ($1968 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 161st and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Zhumadian

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	Auckland	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8598

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504