Naypyidaw vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$7242
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	17	81
😀 Quality of life	18	98
🏙️ Population	1.16M	449K

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6885th and 59th ($701 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Myanmar and Switzerland, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8943rd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Zurich

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	Naypyidaw	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717