Naypyidaw vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$257	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	17	20
😀 Quality of life	23	46
🏙️ Population	1.16M	6.44M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 9% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7871st and 7433rd ($594 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 9024th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Shangrao

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	Naypyidaw	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620