Naypyidaw vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$690	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$363	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$819
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	8
😀 Quality of life	21	58
🏙️ Population	1.16M	24.7K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 56% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6990th and 3466th ($690 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.9 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8811th and 5469th 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	$2.13	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1132	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$386	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.2	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.65	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.1	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482