Chennai vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$152	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	17
😀 Quality of life	66	18
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.16M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8897th and 6885th ($430 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in India and Myanmar, respectively. Check India vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 4021st and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Naypyidaw

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	Chennai	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$8308

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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