Cost of living comparison
Yangon is 50.2% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Yangon instead of China, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
China
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.62
|
$1.94
MMK4,073
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.90
|
$5.55
MMK11,636
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.78
MMK1,635
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$0.67
MMK1,403
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
China
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.69
|
$0.98
MMK2,047
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.50
|
$6.30
MMK13,215
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.88
|
$7.18
MMK15,073
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
$1.35
MMK2,837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.20
|
$2.65
MMK5,552
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.42
|
$1.25
MMK2,618
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
$0.42
MMK876
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.70
|
$1.29
MMK2,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$0.74
MMK1,547
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$0.49
MMK1,037
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
$0.44
MMK928
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
China
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.60
|
$39.44
MMK82,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.05
|
$10.82
MMK22,712
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,231.67
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,712,435
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.78
|
$8.25
MMK17,318
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
China
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.70
|
$47.01
MMK98,654
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,386.16
|
$743.00
MMK1,559,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,484.87
|
$211.15
MMK443,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.66
|
$30.36
MMK63,710
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
China
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,433.71
|
$383.33
MMK804,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,214.85
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,383,546
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.66
|
$0.79
MMK1,662
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.77
|
$2.20
MMK4,613
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.86
|
$1.64
MMK3,439
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥298.93
|
$23.09
MMK48,460
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.69
|
$4.00
MMK8,394
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
China
|
Yangon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥346.37
|
$47.63
MMK99,953
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥222.90
|
$58.95
MMK123,698
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥522.87
|
$67.51
MMK141,663
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥545.92
|
$97.04
MMK203,640
|
|
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