Hong Kong vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	83	23
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.16M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 358% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 532nd and 7871st ($2718 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 548th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Naypyidaw

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	Hong Kong	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$8355

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 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