Al Ain vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$311
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	17
😀 Quality of life	75	18
🏙️ Population	767K	1.16M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 163% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 2271st and 6885th ($1844 vs $701) 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 1000th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Naypyidaw

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	Al Ain	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8308

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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