Naypyidaw vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$5218
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1517
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.5	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$4557
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	17	69
😀 Quality of life	21	90
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.61M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 70% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6766th and 864th ($706 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 780th 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 0.9 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 8961st and 127th 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	$1.91	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.67%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.7	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11739	$10488

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$668
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$715
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$577
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$710
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$669
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$815
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$605
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$709
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$362
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$588
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$614
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$395
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$615
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$673
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$618
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$387
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$324
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1233
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$312
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$446
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$303
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$500
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$342
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$592
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$360
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$532

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$2339
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2381
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2315
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2425
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2485
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2428
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2347
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2427
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2392
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2379
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2414
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2275
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2105
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$2042
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2692
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1828
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$2008
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2043
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$874
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1941
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1886
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$865
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2687
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1054
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2706