Naypyidaw vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$320	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$2421
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	17	95
😀 Quality of life	18	80
🏙️ Population	1.16M	824K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 39% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6885th and 4649th ($701 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 70th in Myanmar and Japan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 8943rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Sakai

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	Naypyidaw	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$8371

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046