Naypyidaw vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$320	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	17	74
😀 Quality of life	18	63
🏙️ Population	1.16M	3.01M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 28% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6885th and 8233rd ($701 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 8943rd and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Surabaya

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	Naypyidaw	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.57
🍏 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	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508