Dubai vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	14
😀 Quality of life	90	27
🏙️ Population	3.94M	1.16M

The cost of living in Dubai is 294% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 947th and 7757th ($2470 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 184th and 8890th 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	$11.9	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$8641

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590