Ashgabat vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ashgabat	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1833	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4223	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$893	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$1483	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$782	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$747	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	17
😀 Quality of life	49	23
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.16M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 209% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 2595th and 7871st ($1833 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 6667th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Naypyidaw

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	Ashgabat	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.3	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$7.08	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1020	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1780	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1190	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4806	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2978	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.51	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.77	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.77	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.17	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.7	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.8	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$8355

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1774
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$500
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1796
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$489
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$496
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$512
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$503
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$467
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$506
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1654
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$502
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$564
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$493
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$658
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1770
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$643
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$477
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$542
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$509
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$372
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$530
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$433
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$588
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$598
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$512
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$604
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$432
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$607
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$684
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$622
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$638
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$635
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$704
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590