Naypyidaw vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$4285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	14	81
😀 Quality of life	26	95
🏙️ Population	1.16M	718K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 78% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 7819th and 342nd ($614 vs $2847) 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 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 8950th and 37th 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	$1.96	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$15673

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409