Cost of living comparison
Yangon is 19.4% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Yangon instead of Australia, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.21
|
$1.94
MMK4,073
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.73
|
$5.55
MMK11,636
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.85
|
$0.78
MMK1,635
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.21
|
$0.67
MMK1,403
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Australia
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.49
|
$0.98
MMK2,047
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.08
|
$6.30
MMK13,215
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.63
|
$7.18
MMK15,073
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.79
|
$1.35
MMK2,837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.98
|
$2.65
MMK5,552
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$1.25
MMK2,618
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.42
MMK876
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.08
|
$1.29
MMK2,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.01
|
$0.74
MMK1,547
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.49
MMK1,037
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$0.44
MMK928
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Australia
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.10
|
$39.44
MMK82,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.78
|
$10.82
MMK22,712
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,818.29
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,712,435
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.21
|
$8.25
MMK17,318
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Australia
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.10
|
$47.01
MMK98,654
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,888.44
|
$743.00
MMK1,559,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,458.19
|
$211.15
MMK443,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.97
|
$30.36
MMK63,710
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Australia
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,067.29
|
$383.33
MMK804,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,096.31
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,383,546
|
|
pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.05
|
$0.79
MMK1,662
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.41
|
$2.20
MMK4,613
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.23
|
$1.64
MMK3,439
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.82
|
$23.09
MMK48,460
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.87
|
$4.00
MMK8,394
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Australia
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.99
|
$47.63
MMK99,953
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.51
|
$58.95
MMK123,698
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.75
|
$67.51
MMK141,663
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$177.30
|
$97.04
MMK203,640
|
|
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