Naypyidaw vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	80
😀 Quality of life	23	93
🏙️ Population	1.16M	737K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 81% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7871st and 125th ($594 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 9024th and 99th 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	$1.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114