Changsha vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$222	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	68	21
🏙️ Population	10M	1.16M

The cost of living in Changsha is 16% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7989th and 6990th ($582 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 Changsha compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 3254th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Naypyidaw

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	Changsha	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$8095

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

Cities near Naypyidaw

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
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$339
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$598
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$390
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$608