Beirut vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$641	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	74	14
😀 Quality of life	63	27
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.16M

The cost of living in Beirut is 130% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4177th and 7757th ($1441 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Myanmar, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 5483rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Naypyidaw

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	Beirut	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$8641

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590