Naypyidaw vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$690	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$363	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$197	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$1905
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	17	100
😀 Quality of life	21	79
🏙️ Population	1.16M	24.9M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 39% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6990th and 4780th ($690 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8811th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Shanghai

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	Naypyidaw	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1132	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$386	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.2	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.96	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.65	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.46	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8095	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774