Cost of living comparison

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Yangon vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 20.1% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% less in Yangon
Groceries: pay 25.0% less in Yangon
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Yangon
Housing: pay 74.8% less in Yangon
Childcare: pay 34.3% less in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.4% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Yangon

The cost of transportation and clothing in Yangon are more expensive than in Canberra. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and groceries are lower in Yangon. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Yangon.

Yangon vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yangon instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$2.19 MMK4,603	-86.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$5.50 MMK11,548	-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.82 MMK1,729	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.63 MMK1,316	-72.0%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 25.0% less for groceries

	Canberra	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$0.98 MMK2,050	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$3.22 MMK6,760	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$7.01 MMK14,721	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.62 MMK3,409	-62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$2.56 MMK5,365	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$2.07 MMK4,354	+40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.49 MMK1,031	-63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.87 MMK3,937	+40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.22 MMK2,572	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.67 MMK1,397	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.52 MMK1,086	-50.4%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Canberra	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$34.06 MMK71,520	+671.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$10.00 MMK20,997	-91.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	+3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$8.03 MMK16,870	-57.5%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 74.8% less for housing

	Canberra	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$22.48 MMK47,204	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$375.60 MMK788,647	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$143.79 MMK301,921	-87.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$33.01 MMK69,312	-79.2%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$265.38 MMK557,225	-84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$15,500.00 MMK32,545,350	+16.3%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$1.00 MMK2,100	-84.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.75 MMK3,664	-48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$1.64 MMK3,441	-94.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$27.18 MMK57,074	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$2.60 MMK5,459	-80.1%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Canberra	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$62.11 MMK130,421	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$64.37 MMK135,149	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$92.26 MMK193,726	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$129.71 MMK272,353	+9.6%
Average			+2.2%

Canberra vs. Yangon - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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