Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 4.3 times more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.97
|
$2.57
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$2.15
NZ$3.68
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Bangalore
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
$1.96
NZ$3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.62
|
$4.15
NZ$7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.85
|
$6.98
NZ$11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
$6.84
NZ$11.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.50
|
$5.06
NZ$8.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.66
|
$1.40
NZ$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.24
|
$1.09
NZ$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.33
|
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.50
|
$2.61
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.87
|
$1.01
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.43
|
$0.84
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Bangalore
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.97
|
$6.42
NZ$10.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
$127.57
NZ$217.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,575.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.20
|
$18.22
NZ$31.07
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Bangalore
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
$54.27
NZ$92.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,537.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,277.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
$134.11
NZ$228.75
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Bangalore
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
$871.44
NZ$1,486.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,577.41
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$7.17
NZ$12.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.42
|
$3.41
NZ$5.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
$24.46
NZ$41.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
$39.85
NZ$67.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.24
|
$12.24
NZ$20.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bangalore
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
$75.78
NZ$129.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
$55.09
NZ$93.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
$119.44
NZ$203.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
$129.60
NZ$221.06
|
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