Manama vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manama	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1375	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3148	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$807	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1414	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.6	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2188	$600
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	17
😀 Quality of life	70	21
🏙️ Population	157K	1.16M

The cost of living in Manama is 95% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 3950th and 6766th ($1375 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bahrain and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 3031st and 8961st 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	$8.12	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.49	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$612	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2294	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.29	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.16	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.3	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10676	$11739

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Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604

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