Auckland vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$125
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	14
😀 Quality of life	89	26
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.16M

The cost of living in Auckland is 251% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 1604th and 7819th ($2156 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in New Zealand and Myanmar, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 240th and 8950th 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	$13.5	$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$8660

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621