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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$259	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	87
😀 Quality of life	26	91
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.01M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7819th and 8th ($614 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 8950th and 148th 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	$1.96	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212