Auckland vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1260
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$384
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$311
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	76
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	12.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 274% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 2124th and 8500th ($1961 vs $524) 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 0.6 months in Bangalore. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bangalore ranked 6th in India, while ranked 170th and 5281st 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	$12.6	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$3795

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353