Medan vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$204
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
43
21
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.16M

The cost of living in Medan is 25% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8536th and 6990th ($519 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 4th in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6659th and 8811th 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
$2.65
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$8095

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$503
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$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$617
242 km or 150 mi Mandalay
$613
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$655
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$783
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$588
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$742
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$919
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$593
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$612
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$792
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$513
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$564
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$312
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$599
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$559
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$461
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$626
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$391
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$623
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$594
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$625
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$380
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$295
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$1168
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$296
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$301
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$271
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$428
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$555
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$339
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$598
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$390
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$664
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$608