Naypyidaw vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	94
😀 Quality of life	26	96
🏙️ Population	1.16M	2.14M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 75% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7819th and 978th ($614 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Myanmar and Australia, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8950th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Perth

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	Naypyidaw	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894