Naypyidaw vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$690	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$363	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$466
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	17	31
😀 Quality of life	21	54
🏙️ Population	1.16M	120K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 14% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6990th and 6432nd ($690 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Myanmar and Thailand, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Pattaya ranked 4th in Thailand, while ranked 8811th and 5984th 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	$2.13	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1132	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$386	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.2	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.96	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.65	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.1	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$9189

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$613
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$655
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$783
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$588
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$919
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$593
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$612
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$792
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$312
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$599
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$461
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$626
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$391
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$623
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$594
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$625
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$380
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$295
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1168
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$296
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$301
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$271
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$428
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$555
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$339
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$598
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$390
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$608

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516