Naypyidaw vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$990
🏠 One person rent	$257	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	17	40
😀 Quality of life	23	55
🏙️ Population	1.16M	5.94M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 16% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7871st and 7068th ($594 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Myanmar and India, respectively. Check Myanmar vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 9024th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Surat

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	Naypyidaw	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$922

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333