Naypyidaw vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Naypyidaw	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$594	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1445	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$257	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$377	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$201	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$143	$969
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	17	96
😀 Quality of life	23	78
🏙️ Population	1.16M	17.5M

The cost of living in Naypyidaw is 32% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7871st and 6334th ($594 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Naypyidaw ranked 5th best city to live in Myanmar vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9024th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Naypyidaw vs Shenzhen

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	Naypyidaw	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.4	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$742	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.46	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8355	$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634