Budapest vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$707	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$143
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	17
😀 Quality of life	82	23
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.16M

The cost of living in Budapest is 132% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4312th and 7871st ($1377 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Myanmar, respectively. Check Hungary vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 636th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Naypyidaw

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	Budapest	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$8355

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590