Naypyidaw vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$690	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$363	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$408
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	17	43
😀 Quality of life	21	55
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.4M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 24% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6990th and 6109th ($690 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Myanmar and Mongolia, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 8811th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Naypyidaw	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1132	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$386	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.2	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.65	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.1	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$7750

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$613
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$655
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$783
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$588
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$919
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$593
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$612
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$792
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$312
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$599
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$461
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$626
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$391
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$623
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$594
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$625
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$380
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$295
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1168
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$296
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$301
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$271
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$428
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$555
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$339
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$598
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$390
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$608

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594