Nairobi vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$269
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$588
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
57
21
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.16M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 8% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6689th and 6990th ($745 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Myanmar, respectively. Check Kenya vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 5632nd and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Naypyidaw

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Nairobi Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$8095

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$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
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175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
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$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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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
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$339
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$598
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$390
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$564
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$664
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$608