Naypyidaw vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$259	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	14	86
😀 Quality of life	26	91
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.39M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 83% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7819th and 50th ($614 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Myanmar and the United States, respectively. Check Myanmar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 8950th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs San Diego

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	Naypyidaw	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804