Alexandria vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	48	21
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.16M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 55% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 9207th and 6990th ($310 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Egypt and Myanmar, respectively. Check Egypt vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6328th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Naypyidaw

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	Alexandria	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$8095

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Naypyidaw

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