Kaohsiung vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Kaohsiung Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2505
$1873
🏠 One person rent
$315
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1134
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
16
😀 Quality of life
85
24
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.16M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 15% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6011th and 6401st ($903 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Naypyidaw. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 250th and 8879th 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
$3.22
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1031
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.9
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$61.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.3%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4674
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.7
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.25
$9.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$5.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$1.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$5.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.9
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$274
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8427
$10780

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$1003
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1000
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$888
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$866
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$869
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$884
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$971
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$690
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$827
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$911
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$896
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$865
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1032
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$685
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$792
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$687
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$913
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$688
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$753
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$989
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$808
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$680
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$957
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$928
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$508
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1180
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$709
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$847
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$671
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$679
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1073
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1180
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$762
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$534
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$866
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$819
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$704
242 km or 150 mi Mandalay
$736
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$598
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$804
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$763
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$668
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$881
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$739
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$812
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$808
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$494
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$802
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$472
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$378
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$648
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$479
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$541
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$671
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$382
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$672
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$607
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$735
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$717
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$781
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$676
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$322
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$307
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$336
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$876
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$328
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$363
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$279
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$512
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$505
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$300
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$650
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$336
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$428
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$563
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$582