Naypyidaw vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$257	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	52
😀 Quality of life	23	72
🏙️ Population	1.16M	791K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 41% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7871st and 5515th ($594 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 404th in Myanmar and Japan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 9024th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Niigata

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	Naypyidaw	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$14992

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001