Male vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$805	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$125
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	8	14
😀 Quality of life	64	26
🏙️ Population	133K	1.16M

The cost of living in Male is 114% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4552nd and 7819th ($1311 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and Myanmar, respectively. Check Maldives vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 5347th and 8950th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Naypyidaw

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	Male	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$2.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$8660

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621