Naypyidaw vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$320	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$550
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	17	5
😀 Quality of life	18	34
🏙️ Population	1.16M	115K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 66% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6885th and 8915th ($701 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Myanmar and Bhutan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8943rd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Thimphu

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	Naypyidaw	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$1.86
🥤 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	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300