Baghdad vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$446	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$143
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	57	17
😀 Quality of life	58	23
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.16M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6120th and 7871st ($918 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Iraq and Myanmar, respectively. Check Iraq vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 6065th and 9024th 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	$3.8	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$8355

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590