Cost of living comparison

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Yangon vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 16.4% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 63.4% less in Yangon
Groceries
pay 19.6% more in Yangon
Transportation
pay 74.6% more in Yangon
Housing
pay 52.5% less in Yangon
Childcare
pay 28.7% less in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.1% less in Yangon
Clothing
pay 0.4% more in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 63.4% less for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.94
PLN39.06
$2.19
MMK4,604
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.57
PLN34.18
$5.50
MMK11,549
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
PLN8.05
$0.82
MMK1,729

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pay 19.6% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Yangon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.46
PLN5.22
$0.98
MMK2,050
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
PLN19.24
$3.22
MMK6,760
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
PLN15.48
$7.01
MMK14,723

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pay 74.6% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN23.62
$34.06
MMK71,527
Monthly public transit pass $30.08
PLN107.42
$10.00
MMK20,999
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,809.65
PLN117K
$30,000.00
MMK63M

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pay 52.5% less for housing

 
Warsaw
Yangon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.42
PLN62.23
$22.48
MMK47,209
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,140.63
PLN4,073.99
$375.60
MMK789K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $907.87
PLN3,242.67
$143.79
MMK302K

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

 
Warsaw
Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $586.39
PLN2,094.42
$265.38
MMK557K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,933.95
PLN56,911.49
$15,500.00
MMK33M

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pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.92
PLN17.58
$1.00
MMK2,100
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.22
PLN15.06
$1.75
MMK3,665
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
PLN21.24
$1.64
MMK3,442

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

 
Warsaw
Yangon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.57
PLN355.65
$62.11
MMK130K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.35
PLN172.68
$64.37
MMK135K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.47
PLN351.69
$92.26
MMK194K

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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: February 2026
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