Chittagong vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$93	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$143
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	45	17
😀 Quality of life	50	23
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.16M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 40% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 9061st and 7871st ($358 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Bangladesh and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 6631st and 9024th 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	$2.08	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$8355

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

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