Foshan vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$208	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	17
😀 Quality of life	70	18
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.16M

The cost of living in Foshan is 13% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6885th ($611 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 4th in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 2601st and 8943rd 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	$3.41	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$8308

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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