Melbourne vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$149
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	14
😀 Quality of life	100	27
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.16M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 305% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 829th and 7757th ($2543 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 1st and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Naypyidaw

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	Melbourne	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$8641

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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