Mecca vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mecca	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2316	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$350	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$622	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1656	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	41	17
😀 Quality of life	53	21
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.16M

The cost of living in Mecca is 36% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6019th and 6990th ($940 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 6051st and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Naypyidaw

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	Mecca	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.18	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.7	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$423	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.9	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.63	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.82	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.53	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.7	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$363	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4675	$8095

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514

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