Naypyidaw vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1849	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$320	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.7	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$723
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	17	85
😀 Quality of life	18	68
🏙️ Population	1.16M	9.07M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 30% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6885th and 8334th ($701 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 454th in Myanmar and China, respectively. Check Myanmar vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Naypyidaw compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Naypyidaw ranked 4th best city to live in Myanmar vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 8943rd and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Shenyang

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	Naypyidaw	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$580	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.46%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.83	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.8	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$333	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8308	$24404

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Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500