Naypyidaw vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$257	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	17	30
😀 Quality of life	23	45
🏙️ Population	1.16M	6.87M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 3% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7871st and 7717th ($594 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Myanmar.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Myanmar, and 9024th vs 7117th 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	$1.9	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599