Cost of living comparison
Yangon is 19.2% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Yangon instead of France, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$1.94
MMK4,073
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$5.55
MMK11,636
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$0.78
MMK1,635
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.67
MMK1,403
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
France
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$0.98
MMK2,047
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$6.30
MMK13,215
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$7.18
MMK15,073
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$1.35
MMK2,837
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$2.65
MMK5,552
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.25
MMK2,618
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.42
MMK876
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.29
MMK2,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.74
MMK1,547
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.49
MMK1,037
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.44
MMK928
|
|
pay 79.3% more for transportation
|
France
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$39.44
MMK82,767
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
$10.82
MMK22,712
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,712,435
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$8.25
MMK17,318
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
France
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$47.01
MMK98,654
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$743.00
MMK1,559,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$211.15
MMK443,091
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$30.36
MMK63,710
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
|
France
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
$383.33
MMK804,409
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,383,546
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$0.79
MMK1,662
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$2.20
MMK4,613
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$1.64
MMK3,439
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$23.09
MMK48,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$4.00
MMK8,394
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
|
France
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$47.63
MMK99,953
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$58.95
MMK123,698
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$67.51
MMK141,663
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$97.04
MMK203,640
|
|
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