Asmara vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$212	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$600
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	8	17
😀 Quality of life	17	21
🏙️ Population	963K	1.16M

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8513th and 6766th ($498 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eritrea and Myanmar, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 9076th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Naypyidaw

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	Asmara	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$11739

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

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