Abu Dhabi vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$1501
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$75.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	84	21
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.16M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 210% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 2282nd and 7702nd ($1915 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 427th and 8972nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Naypyidaw

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	Abu Dhabi	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$1.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$15.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	9.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$1287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$1.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$36.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$8406

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$548
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$541
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$669
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$633
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$522
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$730
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$711
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$572
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$594
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$687
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$606
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$568
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$614
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$563
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$473
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$637
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$383
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$640
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$688
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1271
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$544
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1172
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$642
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$372
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$310
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$326
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1154
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$308
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$318
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$305
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$589
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$297
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$619
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$372
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$618
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$591