Naypyidaw vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$257	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	17	87
😀 Quality of life	23	93
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.01M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7871st and 6th ($594 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 9024th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs San Jose, United States

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	Naypyidaw	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$22302

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254