Auckland vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1644
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$754
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	83
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	1.47M	15.4M

The cost of living in Auckland is 194% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1604th and 7076th ($2156 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 240th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Mumbai

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	Auckland	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$4412

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$475
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$379
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$294
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$502
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$268
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$693
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$362
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$344
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$303
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$282
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$282
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$302
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$382
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$319
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$428
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$385
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$388
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$441
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$373
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$397
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$324
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$349
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$321
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$286
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$378
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$355
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$297
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$301
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$301