Chittagong vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$311
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	17
😀 Quality of life	46	18
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.16M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 50% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 9083rd and 6885th ($351 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Bangladesh and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 6493rd and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Naypyidaw

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	Chittagong	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$8308

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

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