Naypyidaw vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$320	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$745
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	17	19
😀 Quality of life	18	38
🏙️ Population	1.16M	7.01M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 10% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6885th and 7314th ($701 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8943rd and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Zhumadian

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	Naypyidaw	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$2.83
🥤 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	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504