Auckland vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$311
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	17
😀 Quality of life	90	18
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.16M

The cost of living in Auckland is 181% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 1924th and 6885th ($1968 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in New Zealand and Myanmar, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 161st and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Naypyidaw

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	Auckland	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8308

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568