Naypyidaw vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$320	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$5544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	17	100
😀 Quality of life	18	95
🏙️ Population	1.16M	8.8M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6885th and 3rd ($701 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Myanmar and the United States, respectively. Check Myanmar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8943rd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs New York City

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	Naypyidaw	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$21465

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111