Naypyidaw vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$257	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	17	21
😀 Quality of life	23	46
🏙️ Population	1.16M	6.71M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 35% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 7871st and 6158th ($594 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Myanmar and China, respectively. Check Myanmar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 9024th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Yancheng

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	Naypyidaw	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$18627

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003