Dongguan vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$263	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	69	17
😀 Quality of life	72	23
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.16M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7341st and 7871st ($662 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 3389th and 9024th 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	$2.78	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$8355

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590