Brisbane vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$149
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	14
😀 Quality of life	97	27
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.16M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 270% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 1241st and 7757th ($2323 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 3rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Naypyidaw

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	Brisbane	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$8641

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590