Auckland vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2205
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5084
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2127
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3546
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
75
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
1.47M
4.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 440% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1357th and 8957th ($2205 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 150th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Auckland Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2370
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1834
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8724
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7526
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.18
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15290
$1751

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Cities near Auckland

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1848
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1939
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1634
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1671
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1531
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1791
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1274
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1569
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1447
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1573
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1403
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1654
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1205
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1318
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1334
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1844
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2235
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1640
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1406
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1981
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1879
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1916
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1928
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1463
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$961
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$963
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$921
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$898
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$901
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1833

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311