Naypyidaw vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$257	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	17	85
😀 Quality of life	23	71
🏙️ Population	1.16M	9.07M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 7% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7871st and 8245th ($594 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9024th and 3667th 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	$1.9	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501