Auckland vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	30
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.87M

The cost of living in Auckland is 243% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 1604th and 7720th ($2156 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 Yangon. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 240th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Yangon

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	Auckland	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$17353

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610