Naypyidaw vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$6742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	80
😀 Quality of life	18	91
🏙️ Population	1.16M	737K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6885th and 158th ($701 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 140th 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 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 8943rd and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Seattle

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	Naypyidaw	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$29407

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093