Naypyidaw vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$1764
🏠 One person rent	$259	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	45
😀 Quality of life	26	68
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.08M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 16% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7819th and 7085th ($614 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Myanmar and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 8950th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Nur-Sultan

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	Naypyidaw	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$6043

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$530
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$550
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$747
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$576
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$564
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$834
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$530
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$517
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$661
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$690
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$553
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$701
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$969
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$595
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$867
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$484
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$892
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$760
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$505
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$828
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$697
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$884
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$589
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$729
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$521
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$842
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$477
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$757
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1053
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$503
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$808
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$533
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$866
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$616
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$974
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$537