Cost of living comparison

compared to

Yangon is 28.9% cheaper than Wellington.

If you lived in Yangon instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 72.7% less for restaurants

 
Wellington
Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.93
NZ$25.03
$2.07
MMK4,343
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$15.02
$3.57
MMK7,490
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.31
$0.71
MMK1,494

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

 
Wellington
Yangon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.29
$1.01
MMK2,123
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$6.95
$3.79
MMK7,957
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$11.70
$7.12
MMK14,936

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pay 71.1% more for transportation

 
Wellington
Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$10.76
$33.53
MMK70,350
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$213.84
$9.83
MMK20,621
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$57,564.08
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060

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pay 64.9% less for housing

 
Wellington
Yangon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$90.97
$33.77
MMK70,844
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,493.25
$471.60
MMK989,417
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,238.16
$202.58
MMK425,004

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

 
Wellington
Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,460.79
$128.20
MMK268,964
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$21,204.85
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667

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pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$12.01
$1.02
MMK2,129
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$5.72
$1.99
MMK4,176
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$41.00
$1.58
MMK3,324

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

 
Wellington
Yangon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$127.03
$42.82
MMK89,835
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$92.35
$66.55
MMK139,619
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$200.22
$89.27
MMK187,294

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