Chiang Mai vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$291	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	17
😀 Quality of life	64	18
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.16M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 1% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6939th and 6885th ($691 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Thailand and Myanmar, respectively. Check Thailand vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 4535th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Naypyidaw

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	Chiang Mai	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$8308

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579

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