Naypyidaw vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$259	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	14	44
😀 Quality of life	26	62
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.4M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 34% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7819th and 6169th ($614 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Myanmar and Mongolia, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 8950th and 5662nd 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	$1.96	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$7641

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635