Kathmandu vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$147
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$588
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
17
😀 Quality of life
45
21
🏙️ Population
846K
1.16M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 36% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8885th and 6990th ($443 vs $690) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6524th and 8811th 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
$1.48
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$8095

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$321
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$294
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$306
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$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$617
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$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
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$339
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$598
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$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