Auckland vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1259
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	76
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	1.47M	12.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 312% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 1604th and 8579th ($2156 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and India, respectively. Check New Zealand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Bangalore. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bangalore ranked 10th in India, while ranked 240th and 5518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Bangalore

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	Auckland	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$32.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$8.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$17.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$49.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$4350

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343