Brisbane vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$125
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	14
😀 Quality of life	98	26
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.16M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 270% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 1349th and 7819th ($2269 vs $614) 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 8950th 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	$15.5	$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$8660

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621