Naypyidaw vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$320	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$1394
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	17	70
😀 Quality of life	18	78
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.4M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 32% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6885th and 5261st ($701 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Myanmar and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8943rd and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Sofia

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	Naypyidaw	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633