Shaoyang vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shaoyang	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$214	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	30
😀 Quality of life	46	45
🏙️ Population	6.56M	6.87M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 4% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7929th and 7720th ($601 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th and 2nd in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Shaoyang ranked 254th best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7123rd and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Yangon

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	Shaoyang	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2920	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1847	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.1	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.25	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11939	$17353

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610