Houston vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$143
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	93	23
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.16M

The cost of living in Houston is 277% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 1375th and 7871st ($2240 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 77th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Naypyidaw

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	Houston	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$8355

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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