Cost of living comparison

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Yangon vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 0.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Yangon
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Yangon
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Yangon
Housing: pay 45.7% less in Yangon
Childcare: pay 2.0% more in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 10.0% more in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yangon instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$2.19 MMK4,603	-79.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$5.50 MMK11,548	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.82 MMK1,729	-52.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.63 MMK1,316	-52.0%
Average			-55.5%

Mexico City vs. Yangon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.98 MMK2,050	-62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.22 MMK6,760	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$7.01 MMK14,721	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.62 MMK3,409	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.56 MMK5,365	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$2.07 MMK4,354	+51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.49 MMK1,031	-38.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.87 MMK3,937	+92.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.22 MMK2,572	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.67 MMK1,397	-30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.52 MMK1,086	-48.0%
Average			-9.1%

Mexico City vs. Yangon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$34.06 MMK71,520	+563.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$10.00 MMK20,997	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	+49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$8.03 MMK16,870	+81.6%
Average			+161.4%

Mexico City vs. Yangon - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.7% less for housing

	Mexico City	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$22.48 MMK47,204	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$375.60 MMK788,647	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$143.79 MMK301,921	-78.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$33.01 MMK69,312	-11.6%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 2.0% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$265.38 MMK557,225	-38.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$15,500.00 MMK32,545,350	+42.2%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$1.00 MMK2,100	-69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.75 MMK3,664	-54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$1.64 MMK3,441	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$27.18 MMK57,074	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$2.60 MMK5,459	-60.1%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 10.0% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$62.11 MMK130,421	+1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$64.37 MMK135,149	+33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$92.26 MMK193,726	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$129.71 MMK272,353	+17.0%
Average			+10.0%

Mexico City 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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