Naypyidaw vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$259	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	14	8
😀 Quality of life	26	56
🏙️ Population	1.16M	77.6K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 42% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7819th and 5233rd ($614 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 8950th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Phuket

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	Naypyidaw	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981