Naypyidaw vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$358	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.5	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	17	89
😀 Quality of life	21	98
🏙️ Population	1.16M	5.87M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6766th and 133rd ($706 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Myanmar and Singapore, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8961st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Singapore City

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	Naypyidaw	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.91	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.67%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.7	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11739	$26424

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$668
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$715
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$577
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$710
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$669
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$815
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$605
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$709
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$362
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$588
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$614
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$395
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$615
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$673
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$618
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$387
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$324
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1233
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$312
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$446
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$303
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$500
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$342
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$592
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$360
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$532

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544