Naypyidaw vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$259	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	14	31
😀 Quality of life	26	59
🏙️ Population	1.16M	120K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 30% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7819th and 6471st ($614 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Myanmar and Thailand, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 8950th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Pattaya

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	Naypyidaw	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$12044

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514