Cost of living comparison
Mumbai is 65.7% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.0% less in Mumbai
- Groceries
-
pay 63.4% less in Mumbai
- Transportation
-
pay 63.6% less in Mumbai
- Housing
-
pay 70.8% less in Mumbai
- Childcare
-
pay 83.3% less in Mumbai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.2% less in Mumbai
- Clothing
-
pay 54.3% less in Mumbai
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Mumbai.
If you lived in Mumbai instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Mumbai
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$24.84
|
$4.74
₹406.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$14.91
|
$4.74
₹406.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.28
|
$0.49
₹42.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.59
|
$0.17
₹14.84
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.27
|
$0.54
₹46.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.90
|
$3.11
₹267.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.62
|
$3.00
₹257.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.38
|
$1.06
₹91.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.42
|
$1.89
₹161.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.32
|
$1.05
₹90.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
$0.35
₹30.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$0.55
₹46.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.34
|
$0.28
₹24.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.69
|
$0.22
₹18.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.40
|
$0.23
₹19.51
|
|
pay 63.6% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.68
|
$4.71
₹404.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$212.25
|
$4.15
₹356.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$57,137.85
|
$17,776.60
₹1,525,798.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.31
|
$3.08
₹264.47
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$90.30
|
$8.97
₹769.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,474.79
|
$653.07
₹56,054.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,221.59
|
$367.93
₹31,580.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$223.14
|
$38.74
₹3,325.34
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,449.98
|
$103.16
₹8,854.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$21,047.85
|
$2,718.70
₹233,350.94
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$11.92
|
$2.37
₹203.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.68
|
$2.71
₹232.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$40.69
|
$4.27
₹366.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$66.30
|
$28.14
₹2,415.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.37
|
$4.74
₹406.88
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$126.09
|
$30.00
₹2,574.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$91.67
|
$33.35
₹2,862.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$198.74
|
$61.08
₹5,242.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$215.63
|
$41.06
₹3,524.22
|
|
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