Naypyidaw vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Naypyidaw Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$594
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1445
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$257
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$377
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
17
5
😀 Quality of life
23
42
🏙️ Population
1.16M
115K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 41% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7871st and 8940th ($594 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Myanmar and Bhutan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9024th and 7547th 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
$1.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.4
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1551
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$742
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8355
$653

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$601
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$1181
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$607
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$312
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$464
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$338
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$981
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$284
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$287
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$354
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$297
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$282
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$281
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$257
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$427
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$350
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$464
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$348
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