Naypyidaw vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$259	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$244
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	47
😀 Quality of life	26	55
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.57M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 9% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7819th and 8262nd ($614 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Myanmar and Iran, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8950th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Shiraz

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	Naypyidaw	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$1920

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$547
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$523
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$541
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$489
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$487
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$545
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$465
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$492
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$479
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$545
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$565
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$500
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$481
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$476
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$823
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$707
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$556
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1309
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1037
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1192
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1109
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$931
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$546
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1923
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698