Naypyidaw vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$259	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$1360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	94
😀 Quality of life	26	89
🏙️ Population	1.16M	4.05M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 45% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7819th and 5023rd ($614 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Myanmar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8950th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs New Taipei

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	Naypyidaw	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$18576

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602