Bucharest vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$474	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	17
😀 Quality of life	79	18
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.16M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 41% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5565th and 6885th ($988 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Myanmar, respectively. Check Romania vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 645th and 8943rd 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	$10.5	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$8308

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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