Naypyidaw vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$809
🏠 One person rent	$257	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	17	47
😀 Quality of life	23	43
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.97M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 77% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 7871st and 9121st ($594 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 21st in Myanmar and Pakistan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 9024th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Peshawar

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	Naypyidaw	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$2261

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684