India vs New Zealand - Cost of Living Comparison

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India New Zealand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$1748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$3990
🏠 One person rent
$175
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$3064
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$48281
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
9.08
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
83
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
97.8%
🎓 Higher education
73
91
😀 Quality of life
41
89
🏙️ Population
1.33B
5.12M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 75% less expensive than in New Zealand ($1748). India ranked 190th vs 21st for New Zealand in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 1.8 months in New Zealand. Ranked 111th and 16th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs New Zealand

We calculate prices for India and New Zealand as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 31 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India New Zealand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$8.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1017
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
6.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$6045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$4804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$6.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$22.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$12107

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Cities Comparison in India vs New Zealand

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$1968
1.47M
Christchurch
$1847
383K
Manukau
$1736
376K
Wellington
$1837
216K
Hamilton
$1506
177K
Tauranga
$1652
151K
Lower Hutt
$1751
103K
Napier
$1433
66.3K
Dunedin
$1435
106K
Palmerston North
$1444
81.5K
Rotorua
$1182
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1670
59.8K
Porirua
$1607
59.6K
New Plymouth
$1248
57.6K
Invercargill
$1242
50.2K
Nelson
$1475
51.1K
Whangarei
$1213
54.4K
Upper Hutt
$1676
44.3K
Gisborne
$1524
37K
Hastings
$1144
49K
Timaru
$1717
28.7K
Queenstown
$1921
29K
Paraparaumu
$1560
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1493
26.5K
Taupo
$1418
25.4K
Blenheim
$1248
28.2K
Whanganui
$1457
42.2K
Wanaka
$1746
8.9K
Masterton
$1253
21.4K
Avarua
$1011
4.01K