Chengdu vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$251	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	17
😀 Quality of life	72	21
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.16M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 4% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7209th and 6990th ($660 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 1933rd and 8811th 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	$2.91	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$8095

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

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