Addis Ababa vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Addis Ababa Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$407
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
32
17
😀 Quality of life
40
21
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.16M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 31% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5819th and 6766th ($923 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 7141st and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Addis Ababa vs Naypyidaw infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Addis Ababa vs Naypyidaw

Prices for goods and services in Addis Ababa and Naypyidaw are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Addis Ababa Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$11739

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$668
242 km or 150 mi Mandalay
$715
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$577
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$710
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$669
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$659
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$815
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$656
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$605
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$709
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$462
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$566
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$389
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$362
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$588
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$496
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$520
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$614
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$395
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$615
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$673
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$618
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$387
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$324
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$1233
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$312
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$446
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$303
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$456
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$500
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$342
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$592
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$360
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$617
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$532