Medan vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$187	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	44	18
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.16M

The cost of living in Medan is 31% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8745th and 6885th ($481 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 4th in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 6633rd and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Naypyidaw

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	Medan	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$8308

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

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