Bangkok vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$416	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	89	17
😀 Quality of life	74	18
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.16M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 34% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6885th ($941 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Myanmar, respectively. Check Thailand vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 1221st and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Naypyidaw

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	Bangkok	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$8308

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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