Naypyidaw vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$257	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	17	100
😀 Quality of life	23	77
🏙️ Population	1.16M	24.9M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 47% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7871st and 4879th ($594 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9024th and 1383rd 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	$1.9	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753