Naypyidaw vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$320	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$893
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	17	54
😀 Quality of life	18	66
🏙️ Population	1.16M	8.78M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 9% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6885th and 7256th ($701 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 8943rd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Quanzhou

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	Naypyidaw	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936