Naypyidaw vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$690	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$363	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$714
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	17	78
😀 Quality of life	21	66
🏙️ Population	1.16M	12.6M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 32% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6990th and 8506th ($690 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th in Myanmar and China, respectively. Check Myanmar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8811th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Zhengzhou

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	Naypyidaw	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1132	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$386	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.2	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.96	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.65	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.1	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$19861

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$613
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$655
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$783
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$588
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$919
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$593
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$612
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$792
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$312
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$599
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$461
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$626
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$391
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$623
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$594
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$625
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$380
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$295
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1168
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$296
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$301
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$271
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$428
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$555
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$339
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$598
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$390
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$608

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619