Naypyidaw vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$1685
🏠 One person rent	$257	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$1071
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	17	49
😀 Quality of life	23	56
🏙️ Population	1.16M	7.1M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 15% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 7871st and 7113th ($594 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st in Myanmar and China, respectively. Check Myanmar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 9024th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Yantai

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	Naypyidaw	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$12503

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$620
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$592
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$592
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$590
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$485
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$586
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$592
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$573
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$541
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$565
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$549
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$626
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$678
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$468
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$520
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$448
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$542
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$576
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$654
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$563
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$558
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$741
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$548
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$562
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$614
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$537
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$561
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$563
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$641
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$580
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$565
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$619
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$537
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$616
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$688