Naypyidaw vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$320	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$725
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	17	60
😀 Quality of life	18	53
🏙️ Population	1.16M	9.4M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 1% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6885th and 6849th ($701 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st in Myanmar and China, respectively. Check Myanmar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 8943rd and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Ningbo

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	Naypyidaw	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$12465

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522