Naypyidaw vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$320	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$1355
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	17	84
😀 Quality of life	18	81
🏙️ Population	1.16M	3.03M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 22% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6885th and 6071st ($701 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Myanmar and Taiwan, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8943rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Taichung

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	Naypyidaw	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671