Naypyidaw vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$3514
🏠 One person rent	$259	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$1785
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	14	72
😀 Quality of life	26	83
🏙️ Population	1.16M	56.8K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 59% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7819th and 4107th ($614 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Myanmar and Cyprus, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 8950th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Nicosia

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	Naypyidaw	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$9656

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911