Manama vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$655
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$588
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
44
17
😀 Quality of life
72
21
🏙️ Population
298K
1.16M

The cost of living in Manama is 84% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4400th and 6990th ($1267 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 1915th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Naypyidaw

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Manama Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$8095

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$1226
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$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

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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