Naypyidaw vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$320	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$401
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	17	35
😀 Quality of life	18	35
🏙️ Population	1.16M	2.96M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 28% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6885th and 8272nd ($701 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Myanmar and Yemen, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8943rd and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Sanaa

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	Naypyidaw	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$2809

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886