Naypyidaw vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$320	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$300
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	17	30
😀 Quality of life	18	43
🏙️ Population	1.16M	6.87M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 0.6% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6885th and 6863rd ($701 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Myanmar.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Myanmar, and 8943rd vs 6707th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Yangon

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	Naypyidaw	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625