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Asia
Shanghai
China
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Shanghai compare to Auckland?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Shanghai is 30% better off vs in Auckland
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Shanghai compared to Auckland, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$44,815
-$8,442 (-16%) vs Auckland
Tax Rate: 39%
Weather
How does the weather in Shanghai compare to Auckland?
Auckland has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 8.7/10 in Auckland)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
20°C(vs 18°C in Auckland)
Average Low
14°C(vs 13°C in Auckland)
Sunshine Hours
1,776h/yr-227h/yr(-11%)
Average High in hottest month
31°C(vs 23°C in Auckland)
Average Low in coldest month
2°C(vs 9°C in Auckland)
Rainy Days
97/yr(same as Auckland)
Muggy Days
117/yr+106/yr(+970%)
Cloud Cover
47%(vs 39% in Auckland)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Shanghai compare to Auckland?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Shanghai compared to Auckland?
Avg. Property Price
$11,278 / m²
49% more expensive than Auckland
SWE Affordability
20.1 years
8.8 years longer than Auckland
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Shanghai has around 0 Luma events listed.
Auckland has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Shanghai to maintain the same standard of living.
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