Dubai vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	64	17
😀 Quality of life	86	21
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.16M

The cost of living in Dubai is 235% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 1098th and 6990th ($2309 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 306th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Naypyidaw

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	Dubai	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$8095

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

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