Naypyidaw vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$257	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	17	31
😀 Quality of life	23	57
🏙️ Population	1.16M	120K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 27% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7871st and 6620th ($594 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 9024th and 6140th 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	$1.9	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$10383

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498