Naypyidaw vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$3640
🏠 One person rent	$320	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1858
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$2180
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	17	59
😀 Quality of life	18	66
🏙️ Population	1.16M	504K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 29% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 6885th and 5569th ($701 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 67th in Myanmar and South Korea, respectively. Check Myanmar vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Pohang ranked 41st in South Korea, while ranked 8943rd and 3881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Pohang

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	Naypyidaw	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$1755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$61.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$6467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$2795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$13584

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$1030
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$880
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$1027
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$992
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$959
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1075
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1060
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$977
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$1000
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$998
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$979
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$1012
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1054
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$887
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$924
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$1037
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1016
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$900
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$1059
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$936
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$992
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$987
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$977
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1019
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1074
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$1062
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$854
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$903
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1019
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1038
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1059