Manila vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manila	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1997	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$420	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$709	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.7	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	14
😀 Quality of life	64	27
🏙️ Population	1.9M	1.16M

The cost of living in Manila is 32% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6643rd and 7757th ($829 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the Philippines and Myanmar, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Manila compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Manila ranked 2nd best city to live in the Philippines vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 5317th and 8890th 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	$5.72	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.38%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4395	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2588	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.85	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.12	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.28	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.5	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12450	$8641

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590