Kaohsiung vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1563
🏠 One person rent
$342
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
17
😀 Quality of life
83
21
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.16M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 35% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6046th and 6990th ($932 vs $690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 389th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Naypyidaw

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Kaohsiung Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$9.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$8.65
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$35.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$8095

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$617
242 km or 150 mi Mandalay
$613
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$655
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$783
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$588
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$742
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$919
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$593
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$612
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$792
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$513
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$564
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$312
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$599
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$559
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$461
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$626
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$391
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$623
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$594
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$625
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$380
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$295
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$1168
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$296
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$301
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$271
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$428
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$555
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$339
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$598
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$390
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$664
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$608