Cost of living comparison
India is 75.5% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in India instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 71.5% less for groceries
Wellington
|
India
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Wellington
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 87.9% less for housing
Wellington
|
India
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
Wellington
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
India
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Wellington
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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