Baghdad vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$386	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	59	17
😀 Quality of life	52	21
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.16M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6246th and 6990th ($859 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Iraq and Myanmar, respectively. Check Iraq vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6059th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Naypyidaw

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	Baghdad	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$8095

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

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