Manila vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$361	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	17
😀 Quality of life	65	18
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.16M

The cost of living in Manila is 9% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6586th and 6885th ($766 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in the Philippines and Myanmar, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 4165th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Naypyidaw

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	Manila	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$8308

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372

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