Cost of living comparison

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Rotorua vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Rotorua is 4.1 times more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants
pay 5.4 times more in Rotorua
Groceries
pay 3.4 times more in Rotorua
Transportation
pay 3.4 times more in Rotorua
Housing
pay 3.7 times more in Rotorua
Childcare
pay 8.4 times more in Rotorua
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Rotorua
Clothing
pay 76.8% more in Rotorua

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Rotorua are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Rotorua.

Rotorua vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rotorua instead of Delhi, you would:

pay 5.4 times more for restaurants

 
Delhi
Rotorua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.64
₹507.13
$11.54
NZ$19.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.95
₹354.99
$9.23
NZ$15.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
₹43.16
$2.17
NZ$3.75

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

 
Delhi
Rotorua
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
₹50.65
$1.76
NZ$3.04
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
₹210.10
$3.63
NZ$6.28
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₹261.63
$6.75
NZ$11.69

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

 
Delhi
Rotorua
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
₹379.78
$5.70
NZ$9.87
Monthly public transit pass $11.27
₹1,014.26
$60.58
NZ$104.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,220.85
₹1,369,245.13
$25,670.49
NZ$44,435.70

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

 
Delhi
Rotorua
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.34
₹750.39
$48.08
NZ$83.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $229.89
₹20,680.92
$806.26
NZ$1,395.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $139.05
₹12,509.15
$642.56
NZ$1,112.27

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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

 
Delhi
Rotorua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $71.33
₹6,416.66
$692.32
NZ$1,198.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,932.31
₹173,827.81
$13,628.73
NZ$23,591.37

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Delhi
Rotorua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
₹202.85
$6.35
NZ$10.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
₹189.74
$3.27
NZ$5.66
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.95
₹354.99
$21.92
NZ$37.95

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pay 76.8% more for clothing

 
Delhi
Rotorua
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.76
₹2,496.98
$67.87
NZ$117.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.10
₹3,067.35
$25.96
NZ$44.94
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.38
₹4,712.39
$76.92
NZ$133.16

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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