Auckland vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$848
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	78
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 358% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1924th and 8897th ($1968 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 months in Chennai. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 161st and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Chennai

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	Auckland	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$1573

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306