Cairo vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$154	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	83	17
😀 Quality of life	58	18
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.16M

The cost of living in Cairo is 41% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6885th ($417 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Myanmar, respectively. Check Egypt vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 5545th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Naypyidaw

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	Cairo	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$8308

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

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