Naypyidaw vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$1954
🏠 One person rent	$257	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$638
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$692
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	23
😀 Quality of life	23	60
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.37M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 26% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7871st and 6661st ($594 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 21st in Myanmar and Turkey, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 9024th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Samsun

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	Naypyidaw	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$3613

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$728
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$779
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$720
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$1059
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$691
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$697
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$712
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$709
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$786
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$800
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$759
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$737
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$758
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$700
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$725
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$696
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$750
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$578
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$820
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1118
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$745
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$624
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$681
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$627
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$892
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$838
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$781
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$689
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$780
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$655
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$754
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$693
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$623
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$793
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$852