Kathmandu vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$131	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$311
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	28	17
😀 Quality of life	46	18
🏙️ Population	846K	1.16M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 40% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8918th and 6885th ($419 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Nepal and Myanmar, respectively. Check Nepal vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 6495th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Naypyidaw

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	Kathmandu	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.44	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$8308

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361

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