Naypyidaw vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$690	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$363	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$2545
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	17	96
😀 Quality of life	21	80
🏙️ Population	1.16M	824K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 41% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6990th and 4661st ($690 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 58th in Myanmar and Japan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naypyidaw compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 8811th and 519th 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	$2.13	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1132	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$386	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.2	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.96	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.65	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$5592

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$613
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$655
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$783
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$588
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$919
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$593
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$612
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$792
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$312
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$599
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$461
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$626
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$391
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$623
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$594
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$625
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$380
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$295
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1168
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$296
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$301
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$271
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$428
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$555
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$339
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$598
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$390
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$608

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052