Naypyidaw vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Naypyidaw	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$358	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.5	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	24
😀 Quality of life	21	43
🏙️ Population	1.16M	6.56M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 22% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6766th and 7871st ($706 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Naypyidaw ranked 3rd best city to live in Myanmar vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8961st and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Shaoyang

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	Naypyidaw	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.91	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.67%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1119	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11739	$11076

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$668
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$715
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$577
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$710
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$669
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$815
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$605
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$709
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$362
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$588
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$614
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$395
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$615
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$673
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$618
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$387
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$324
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1233
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$312
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$446
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$303
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$500
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$342
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$592
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$360
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$532

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586