Auckland vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1196
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$348
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$265
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	89	61
🏙️ Population	1.47M	26.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 325% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1604th and 8668th ($2156 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Delhi. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 240th and 5790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Delhi

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	Auckland	Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$1751

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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 Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$423
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$382
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$519
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$362
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$263
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$337
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$250
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$325
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$299
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$296
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$256
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$289
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$285
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$283
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$263
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$375
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$374
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$383
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$287
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$352
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$379
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$325
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$382
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$265
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$414
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$330
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$347
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$363
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$352
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$269
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$331
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$289
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$391
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$326
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$340
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$432
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$364
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$315
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$331