Cologne vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$947	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$311
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	17
😀 Quality of life	96	18
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.16M

The cost of living in Cologne is 149% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 2551st and 6885th ($1744 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Germany and Myanmar, respectively. Check Germany vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 12th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Naypyidaw

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	Cologne	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$8308

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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