Naypyidaw vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$4277
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	17	70
😀 Quality of life	23	91
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.61M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 75% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7871st and 1184th ($594 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1035th in Myanmar and the United States, respectively. Check Myanmar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.8 months in Phoenix. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 9024th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Phoenix

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	Naypyidaw	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$16644

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766