Naypyidaw vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$3273
🏠 One person rent	$257	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$1659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	17	94
😀 Quality of life	23	87
🏙️ Population	1.16M	2.6M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7871st and 4455th ($594 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Myanmar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 9024th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Taipei

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	Naypyidaw	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$17567

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1135
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1030
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$942
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$802
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$868
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$993
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$695
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$1006
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$914
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$894
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$914
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$628
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$634
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$854
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$894
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$621
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$615
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$700
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$901
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$753
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$707
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$671
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$696
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$616
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$666
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$697
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$600
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$586
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$672
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$604
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$650
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$454
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589