Beijing vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$589	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	73	23
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.16M

The cost of living in Beijing is 73% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5355th and 7871st ($1029 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 2546th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Naypyidaw

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	Beijing	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$8355

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590