Muscat vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Muscat	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2617	$1518
🏠 One person rent	$560	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$125
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	42	14
😀 Quality of life	74	26
🏙️ Population	1.42M	1.16M

The cost of living in Muscat is 85% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 4940th and 7819th ($1135 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 2105th and 8950th 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	$5.21	$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	9.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.6	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.53	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.51	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$2.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10792	$8660

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Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1080
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$796
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$575
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1214
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1457
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2183
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1473
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$627
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$575
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$563
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$813
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$545
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2014
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$545
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1923
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$541
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1109
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1309
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1192
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$434
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$825
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$565
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$931
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$547
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1037
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$823
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$523
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$489
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$465

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$546
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$709
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$592
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$629
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$571
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$593
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$695
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$590
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$448
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$610
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$362
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$613
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$548
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$615
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$355
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$314
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1056
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$351
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$350
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$481
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$581
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$296
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$593
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$344
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$621