Alexandria vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	51	14
😀 Quality of life	57	27
🏙️ Population	5.36M	1.16M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 42% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 9023rd and 7757th ($366 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6205th and 8890th 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	$4.32	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$8641

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590