Naypyidaw vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$614	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1518	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$259	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.5	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$125	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	8
😀 Quality of life	26	48
🏙️ Population	1.16M	24.7K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 63% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7819th and 3471st ($614 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Myanmar and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Myanmar vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8950th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Victoria

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	Naypyidaw	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.96	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$738	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.05	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.52	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8660	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419