Dhaka vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$118	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$311
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	17
😀 Quality of life	54	18
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.16M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 39% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8899th and 6885th ($430 vs $701) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 5971st and 8943rd 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	$1.89	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8308

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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