Cost of living comparison
Yangon is 3.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Yangon instead of India, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$1.94
MMK4,075
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$5.55
MMK11,644
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$0.78
MMK1,636
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.67
MMK1,404
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$6.30
MMK13,224
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$7.18
MMK15,083
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$1.35
MMK2,839
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$2.65
MMK5,556
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$1.25
MMK2,619
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$0.42
MMK876
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$1.29
MMK2,699
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$0.74
MMK1,548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.49
MMK1,038
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.44
MMK929
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$39.44
MMK82,821
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
India
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$47.01
MMK98,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$743.00
MMK1,560,183
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$211.15
MMK443,384
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$30.36
MMK63,752
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$0.79
MMK1,663
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$2.20
MMK4,617
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$1.64
MMK3,441
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$23.09
MMK48,492
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$4.00
MMK8,399
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$67.51
MMK141,756
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
|
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