Naypyidaw vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Naypyidaw	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$262	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$2274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	14	66
😀 Quality of life	27	86
🏙️ Population	1.16M	1.25M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 59% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7757th and 3851st ($627 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Myanmar and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Myanmar vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8890th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Sharjah

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	Naypyidaw	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$672	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$261	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.95%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$737	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.1	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$376	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8641	$8199

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469