Auckland vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1429
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$528
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$1153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	74
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	12.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 269% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 1924th and 8398th ($1968 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in New Zealand and India, respectively. Check New Zealand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 2.2 months in Bangalore. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bangalore ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 161st and 3159th 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	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$3404

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357