Dongguan vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1563
🏠 One person rent	$257	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$197
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	69	17
😀 Quality of life	69	21
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.16M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7055th and 6990th ($678 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 4th in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 3115th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Naypyidaw

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	Dongguan	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$8095

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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