Naypyidaw vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$320	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$1842
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	17	92
😀 Quality of life	18	86
🏙️ Population	1.16M	2.75M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6885th and 2624th ($701 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Myanmar and Italy, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8943rd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Rome

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	Naypyidaw	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201