Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Burma

Yangon vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 44.1% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% less in Yangon
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Yangon
Transportation: pay 52.6% more in Yangon
Housing: pay 72.4% less in Yangon
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.4% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.3% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$2.56 MMK5,376	-78.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$3.00 MMK6,300	-57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$0.74 MMK1,551	-54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$0.63 MMK1,316	-25.0%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$1.16 MMK2,426	+13.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$3.22 MMK6,760	-54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$6.49 MMK13,620	+40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$1.86 MMK3,912	-0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$2.10 MMK4,413	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$2.07 MMK4,354	+122.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$0.50 MMK1,050	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$1.87 MMK3,937	+107.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.41 MMK2,953	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$1.15 MMK2,421	+183.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$0.74 MMK1,562	+129.9%
Average			+20.0%

Moscow vs. Yangon - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.6% more for transportation

	Moscow	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$34.52 MMK72,482	+942.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$11.83 MMK24,840	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$9.00 MMK18,900	-10.5%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 72.4% less for housing

	Moscow	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$18.72 MMK39,315	+89.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$363.80 MMK764K	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$196.13 MMK412K	-75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$37.83 MMK79,431	-73.5%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$501.92 MMK1M	-38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$17,259.40 MMK36M	-34.7%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$1.00 MMK2,100	-78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$1.68 MMK3,531	-54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$1.64 MMK3,442	-52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$19.52 MMK40,998	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$2.50 MMK5,250	-73.3%
Average			-65.4%

Moscow vs. Yangon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$89.36 MMK188K	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$64.37 MMK135K	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$100.83 MMK212K	-30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$129.71 MMK272K	-28.0%
Average			-19.3%

Moscow vs. Yangon - Cost of clothing

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