Naypyidaw vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$3963
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	17	79
😀 Quality of life	23	95
🏙️ Population	1.16M	709K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 78% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7871st and 530th ($594 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Myanmar and Norway, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 9024th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Oslo

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	Naypyidaw	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$16133

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242