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Yangon vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 32.8% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% less in Yangon
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Yangon
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Yangon
Housing: pay 31.0% less in Yangon
Childcare: pay 53.8% more in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yangon instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 30.1% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,018.85	$2.19 MMK4,603	-56.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,026.39	$5.50 MMK11,548	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,721.15	$0.82 MMK1,729	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,656.62	$0.63 MMK1,316	-31.4%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,608.28	$0.98 MMK2,050	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,825.26	$3.22 MMK6,760	-52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,701.82	$7.01 MMK14,721	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,282.41	$1.62 MMK3,409	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,041.21	$2.56 MMK5,365	+27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,249.19	$2.07 MMK4,354	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,541.36	$0.49 MMK1,031	-44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,663.87	$1.87 MMK3,937	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.05	$1.22 MMK2,572	+66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,511.09	$0.67 MMK1,397	-24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.03	$0.52 MMK1,086	-3.7%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,336.51	$34.06 MMK71,520	+686.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,436.20	$10.00 MMK20,997	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,184,757.29	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,245.37	$8.03 MMK16,870	-11.3%
Average			+160.2%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,223.90	$22.48 MMK47,204	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,225.26	$375.60 MMK788,647	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,096,705.90	$143.79 MMK301,921	-47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,257.04	$33.01 MMK69,312	-60.2%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 53.8% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,439.36	$265.38 MMK557,225	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,593,594.73	$15,500.00 MMK32,545,350	+117.0%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,837.39	$1.00 MMK2,100	-17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,114.79	$1.75 MMK3,664	-30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,507.07	$1.64 MMK3,441	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,823.77	$27.18 MMK57,074	-34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,014.14	$2.60 MMK5,459	-30.7%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,097.09	$62.11 MMK130,421	+141.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,421.31	$64.37 MMK135,149	+175.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,331.81	$92.26 MMK193,726	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,026.99	$129.71 MMK272,353	+115.5%
Average			+109.3%

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