Chengdu vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$240	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$311
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	17
😀 Quality of life	72	18
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.16M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 11% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7421st and 6885th ($623 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 1890th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Naypyidaw

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	Chengdu	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$8308

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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