Naypyidaw vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$320	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$886
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	17	98
😀 Quality of life	18	70
🏙️ Population	1.16M	12.3M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 7% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6885th and 7163rd ($701 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 95th 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 Wuhan. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 8943rd and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Wuhan

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	Naypyidaw	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586