Beijing vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$575	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	75	18
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.16M

The cost of living in Beijing is 45% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5387th and 6885th ($1016 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 989th and 8943rd 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	$3.86	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$8308

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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