Manama vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manama	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$675	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1427	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2298	$311
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	17
😀 Quality of life	74	18
🏙️ Population	298K	1.16M

The cost of living in Manama is 83% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4263rd and 6885th ($1280 vs $701) 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 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 1311th and 8943rd 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	$6.92	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.31	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$715	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.7%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.6	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.44	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.8	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$377	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9896	$8308

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1223
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1056
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$897
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1709
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$901
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1779
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$551
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$546
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$547
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$557
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$589
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1637
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$548
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$736
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2379
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$536
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1494
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2240
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$529
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$547
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$904
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1844
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1239
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$597
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514

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