Gwangju vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gwangju	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1081	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2620	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$462	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2442	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	58	17
😀 Quality of life	87	23
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.16M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 82% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5038th and 7871st ($1081 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in South Korea and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Korea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Gwangju compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 363rd and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Naypyidaw

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	Gwangju	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.63	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$709	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7419	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4877	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.24	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.33	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.8	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10915	$8355

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$981
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$980
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1016
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$991
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$831
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$994
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$998
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1020
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1064
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1046
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$976
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$984
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1050
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1085
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$959
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$934
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1063
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1008
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$934
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$913
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1084
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1062
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$924
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$949
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$957
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$975
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1153
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1069
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1108
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1059
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$973
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1100

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