Naypyidaw vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$2307
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	14	93
😀 Quality of life	26	89
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.4M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 68% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7819th and 2387th ($614 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Myanmar and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Myanmar vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 8950th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Prague

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	Naypyidaw	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$17389

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383