Addis Ababa vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$604
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
17
😀 Quality of life
40
21
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.16M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4928th and 6990th ($1103 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6957th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Naypyidaw

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Addis Ababa Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$617
242 km or 150 mi Mandalay
$613
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$655
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$783
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$588
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$742
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$919
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$593
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$612
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$792
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$513
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$564
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$312
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$599
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$559
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$461
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$626
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$391
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$623
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$594
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$625
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$380
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$295
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$1168
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$296
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$301
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$271
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$428
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$555
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$339
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$598
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$390
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$664
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$608