Hangzhou vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$375	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	17
😀 Quality of life	72	23
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.16M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 39% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6563rd and 7871st ($826 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 2980th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Naypyidaw

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	Hangzhou	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$8355

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753

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