Naypyidaw vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$320	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$202
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	17	60
😀 Quality of life	18	53
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.62M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 42% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6885th and 8682nd ($701 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 41st in Myanmar and Indonesia, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 8943rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Semarang

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	Naypyidaw	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$2365

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427