Cost of living comparison
India is 71.3% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in India instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$22.74
|
$2.40
₹202.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$14.87
|
$3.90
₹330.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.65
|
$0.40
₹33.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.28
|
$0.17
₹14.05
|
|
pay 65.9% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.15
|
$0.46
₹38.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.36
|
$2.54
₹214.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$11.05
|
$2.56
₹216.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$10.00
|
$0.94
₹79.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.17
|
$1.37
₹115.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.94
|
$0.88
₹74.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$0.32
₹27.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$0.48
₹40.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$3.90
|
$0.24
₹20.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.52
|
$0.16
₹13.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.40
|
$0.19
₹15.87
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$10.57
|
$4.62
₹390.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$116.72
|
$10.12
₹856.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$41,751.79
|
$13,525.56
₹1,143,740.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$30.21
|
$2.94
₹248.50
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
New Zealand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$86.35
|
$7.39
₹624.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,700.84
|
$138.05
₹11,673.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,366.59
|
$90.33
₹7,638.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$154.74
|
$29.97
₹2,534.20
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,032.81
|
$55.73
₹4,712.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$17,994.88
|
$1,565.54
₹132,384.18
|
|
pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
India
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.29
|
$1.84
₹155.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.57
|
$1.59
₹134.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$38.62
|
$3.59
₹303.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$65.03
|
$15.33
₹1,296.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$18.43
|
$3.35
₹283.48
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$110.23
|
$24.02
₹2,031.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$68.84
|
$25.36
₹2,144.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$158.17
|
$41.62
₹3,519.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$205.49
|
$31.12
₹2,631.26
|
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