Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 85.1% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 91.4% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 17.0% more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.0% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Auckland

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Auckland are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.79	$14.01 NZ$24.82	+213.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.75	$8.96 NZ$15.89	+71.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.48	$1.98 NZ$3.51	+278.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.81	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+547.1%
Average			+178.0%

Beijing vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.50	$2.20 NZ$3.91	+27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.03	$4.29 NZ$7.61	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.66	$7.26 NZ$12.87	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.46	$6.26 NZ$11.10	+209.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.76	$4.51 NZ$7.99	+207.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.22	$1.30 NZ$2.30	+39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.25	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.18	$1.34 NZ$2.37	+44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.73	$2.63 NZ$4.66	+269.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.14	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+196.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.64	$0.70 NZ$1.24	+76.0%
Average			+71.7%

Beijing vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.03	$6.98 NZ$12.37	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥228.38	$121.78 NZ$215.85	+255.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$25,206.41 NZ$44,676.39	+30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.18	$17.93 NZ$31.77	+282.8%
Average			+91.4%

Beijing vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥94.99	$50.70 NZ$89.86	+255.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,235.79	$1,312.12 NZ$2,325.64	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,534.94	$1,217.10 NZ$2,157.22	+129.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥296.17	$138.93 NZ$246.24	+212.3%
Average			+101.5%

Beijing vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 17.0% more for childcare

	Beijing	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,349.19	$1,121.14 NZ$1,987.13	+71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥162K	$19,362.77 NZ$34,319.00	-20.3%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.94	$6.72 NZ$11.92	+463.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥23.97	$3.41 NZ$6.04	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.80	$27.17 NZ$48.16	+528.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥275.93	$44.47 NZ$78.83	+7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.65	$12.88 NZ$22.84	+72.8%
Average			+96.0%

Beijing vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥469.67	$79.70 NZ$141.26	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥269.01	$40.10 NZ$71.08	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥579.10	$92.74 NZ$164.38	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥834.83	$109.54 NZ$194.15	-12.6%
Average			+1.1%

Beijing vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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