Houston vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$149
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	96	27
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.16M

The cost of living in Houston is 260% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 1367th and 7757th ($2261 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 3rd in the United States and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United States vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 14th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$8641

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590