Dhaka vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$106	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$600
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	17
😀 Quality of life	57	21
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.16M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 35% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8745th and 6766th ($456 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 5727th and 8961st 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	$2.5	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$11739

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$668
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$715
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$577
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$710
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$669
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$815
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$605
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$709
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$362
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$588
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$614
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$395
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$615
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$673
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$618
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$387
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$324
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1233
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$312
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$446
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$303
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$500
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$342
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$592
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$360
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$532