Asmara vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$228
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
17
😀 Quality of life
27
21
🏙️ Population
963K
1.16M

The cost of living in Asmara is 24% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8485th and 6990th ($524 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Myanmar, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8376th and 8811th 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
$2.97
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$8095

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
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$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$617
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$613
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$655
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$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