Naypyidaw vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$320	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$231
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	17	13
😀 Quality of life	18	36
🏙️ Population	1.16M	948K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 40% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6885th and 4590th ($701 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Myanmar and Laos, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 8943rd and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Vientiane

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	Naypyidaw	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$9354

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393