Naypyidaw vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$257	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	17	43
😀 Quality of life	23	61
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.4M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 32% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7871st and 6373rd ($594 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 9024th and 5856th 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	$1.9	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$6621

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600