Muscat vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Muscat	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1110	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2698	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$551	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1727	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	17
😀 Quality of life	68	21
🏙️ Population	1.42M	1.16M

The cost of living in Muscat is 61% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4893rd and 6990th ($1110 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Oman and Myanmar, respectively. Check Oman vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 3189th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Naypyidaw

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	Muscat	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.8	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1760	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1270	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.7	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.5	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.56	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8649	$8095

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548

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