Lucknow vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lucknow	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$339	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$113	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$190	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$141	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$143
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	63	17
😀 Quality of life	57	23
🏙️ Population	3.38M	1.16M

The cost of living in Lucknow is 43% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 9112th and 7871st ($339 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 85th and 3rd in India and Myanmar, respectively. Check India vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Lucknow compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Lucknow ranked 29th best city to live in India vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 6127th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Naypyidaw

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	Lucknow	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.6	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.4	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.57%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1253	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.66	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.46	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.9	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.57	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.1	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.6	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$8355

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$320
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$300
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$279
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$290
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$276
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$273
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$329
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$345
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$388
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$301
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$304
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$290
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$293
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$328
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$350
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$372
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$437
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$293
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$489
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$296
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$514
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$260
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$320
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$427
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$270
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$297
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$388
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$285
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$334
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$248
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$293

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