Dhaka vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$121	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$588
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	17
😀 Quality of life	54	21
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.16M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 38% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8916th and 6990th ($428 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 5968th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Naypyidaw

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	Dhaka	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$8095

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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