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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Naypyidaw	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$262	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	14	87
😀 Quality of life	27	91
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.01M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7757th and 8th ($627 vs $3957) 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8890th and 126th 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	$1.99	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$672	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.95%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$737	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.1	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$376	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8641	$23151

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
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	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273