Naypyidaw vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$257	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	17	24
😀 Quality of life	23	45
🏙️ Population	1.16M	6.56M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 2% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7871st and 7790th ($594 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9024th and 7090th 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	$1.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599