Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 31.2% cheaper than Auckland.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Auckland
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
NZ$24.89
|
$4.15
CN¥29.52
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
NZ$15.93
|
$5.54
CN¥39.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
NZ$3.90
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
NZ$3.60
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
NZ$3.56
|
$1.43
CN¥10.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
NZ$7.34
|
$6.83
CN¥48.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
NZ$12.10
|
$7.46
CN¥53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.10
NZ$11.55
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
NZ$7.74
|
$1.44
CN¥10.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.19
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
$0.79
CN¥5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
NZ$2.35
|
$0.87
CN¥6.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
NZ$4.34
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
NZ$1.89
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.03
|
$4.35
CN¥30.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.66
NZ$214.04
|
$34.62
CN¥246.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,999.52
NZ$48,771.78
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,617.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.60
NZ$31.86
|
$4.68
CN¥33.26
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Auckland
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.79
NZ$82.57
|
$13.59
CN¥96.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,268.93
NZ$2,062.96
|
$969.73
CN¥6,890.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,108.73
NZ$1,802.52
|
$561.86
CN¥3,992.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.73
NZ$168.65
|
$42.17
CN¥299.66
|
|
pay 40.9% more for childcare
Auckland
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$867.95
NZ$1,411.06
|
$836.50
CN¥5,944.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,630.19
NZ$22,159.32
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,471.48
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.35
NZ$11.95
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
NZ$5.63
|
$3.73
CN¥26.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.49
NZ$39.82
|
$3.46
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.83
NZ$59.87
|
$62.16
CN¥441.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
NZ$22.90
|
$8.31
CN¥59.05
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Auckland
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.84
NZ$128.17
|
$65.57
CN¥465.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.96
NZ$79.60
|
$35.21
CN¥250.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.61
NZ$168.45
|
$85.31
CN¥606.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.78
NZ$217.49
|
$112.58
CN¥800.00
|
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