Bucharest vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$449	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$600
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	76	17
😀 Quality of life	77	21
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.16M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 36% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6766th ($961 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Romania and Myanmar, respectively. Check Romania vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 703rd and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Naypyidaw

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	Bucharest	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$11739

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$668
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$715
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$577
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$710
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$669
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$815
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$605
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$709
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$362
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$588
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$614
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$395
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$615
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$673
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$618
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$387
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$324
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1233
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$312
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$446
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$303
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$500
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$342
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$592
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$360
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$532