Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Burma

Yangon vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 11.0% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% less in Yangon
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in Yangon
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Yangon
Housing: pay 39.3% less in Yangon
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.0% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$2.56 MMK5,376	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$3.00 MMK6,300	-61.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$0.74 MMK1,551	-7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$0.63 MMK1,316	+9.9%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$1.16 MMK2,426	+32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$3.22 MMK6,760	-37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$6.49 MMK13,620	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$1.86 MMK3,912	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$2.10 MMK4,413	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$2.07 MMK4,354	+274.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$0.50 MMK1,050	-29.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$1.87 MMK3,937	+122.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$1.41 MMK2,953	+10.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$1.15 MMK2,421	+306.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$0.74 MMK1,562	+250.4%
Average			+48.8%

Kiev vs. Yangon - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$34.52 MMK72,482	+415.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$11.83 MMK24,840	+6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$9.00 MMK18,900	+55.3%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 39.3% less for housing

	Kiev	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$18.72 MMK39,315	+183.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$363.80 MMK764K	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$196.13 MMK412K	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$37.83 MMK79,431	-50.6%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Kiev	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$501.92 MMK1M	+22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$17,259.40 MMK36M	+14.6%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$1.00 MMK2,100	-25.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$1.68 MMK3,531	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$1.64 MMK3,442	-52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$19.52 MMK40,998	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$2.50 MMK5,250	-55.1%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Kiev	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$89.36 MMK188K	+20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	$64.37 MMK135K	+62.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	$100.83 MMK212K	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$129.71 MMK272K	+8.1%
Average			+21.9%

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