Male vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$809
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
7
17
😀 Quality of life
61
21
🏙️ Population
133K
1.16M

The cost of living in Male is 88% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6990th ($1295 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Maldives and Myanmar, respectively. Check Maldives vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 5145th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$8095

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$316
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$394
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$306
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$549
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$636
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$298
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$492
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$484
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$437
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$428
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$499
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$287
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$355
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$350
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$334
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$340
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$435
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$304
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$561
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$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
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$324
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$289
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$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
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$534
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$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
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$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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$617
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$613
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$588
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$742
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$919
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$593
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$612
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$792
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$513
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$564
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$325
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$312
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$599
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$559
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$461
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$626
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$391
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$623
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$674
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$1251
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$594
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$1174
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$625
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$380
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$295
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$290
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$1168
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$296
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$301
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$271
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$428
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$555
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$339
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$598
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$390
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$564
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$664
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$608