Naypyidaw vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	14	91
😀 Quality of life	26	91
🏙️ Population	1.16M	2.75M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 71% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7819th and 1819th ($614 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Myanmar and Italy, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8950th and 179th 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	$1.96	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358