Baku vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$316	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	60	18
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.16M

The cost of living in Baku is 9% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6590th and 6885th ($766 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Azerbaijan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 5270th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Naypyidaw

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	Baku	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$8308

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568