Auckland vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4648
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$233
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3283
$432
😷 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 387% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 1924th and 8948th ($1968 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 161st and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Auckland Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.02
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.92
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2191
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1679
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7916
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6301
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$122
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.79
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$890
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13719
$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308