Naypyidaw vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$257	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	17	73
😀 Quality of life	23	80
🏙️ Population	1.16M	7.01M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7871st and 3418th ($594 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Myanmar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9024th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Riyadh

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	Naypyidaw	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$4.24
🥤 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	$536	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463