Foshan vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Foshan	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$156	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$353	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$967	$600
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	73	21
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.16M

The cost of living in Foshan is 19% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7900th and 6766th ($575 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 5th in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 1721st and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Naypyidaw

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	Foshan	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$87.3	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.58%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5068	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.01	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.3	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23979	$11739

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$668
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$715
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$577
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$710
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$669
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$815
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$605
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$709
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$362
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$588
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$614
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$395
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$615
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$673
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$618
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$387
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$324
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1233
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$312
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$446
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$303
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$500
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$342
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$592
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$360
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$532