Istanbul vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$587	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	77	21
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.16M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 63% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4816th and 6990th ($1125 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkey and Myanmar, respectively. Check Turkey vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 790th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Naypyidaw

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	Istanbul	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$8095

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$613
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$655
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$783
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$588
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$919
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$593
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$612
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$792
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$312
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$599
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$461
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$626
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$391
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$623
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$594
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$625
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$380
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$295
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1168
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$296
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$301
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$271
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$428
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$555
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$339
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$598
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$390
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$608