Cost of living comparison

Poland

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Burma

Yangon vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 46.3% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% less in Yangon
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in Yangon
Transportation: pay 37.8% more in Yangon
Housing: pay 75.0% less in Yangon
Childcare: pay 0.9% more in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.0% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.9% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN45.22	$2.56 MMK5,376	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN40.19	$3.00 MMK6,300	-70.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.79	$0.74 MMK1,551	-67.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.81	$0.63 MMK1,316	-72.1%
Average			-73.9%

Warsaw vs. Yangon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.85	$1.16 MMK2,426	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.33	$3.22 MMK6,760	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.99	$6.49 MMK13,620	+59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.29	$1.86 MMK3,912	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.60	$2.10 MMK4,413	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.14	$2.07 MMK4,354	+281.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$0.50 MMK1,050	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.04	$1.87 MMK3,937	+142.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.20	$1.41 MMK2,953	-23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.58	$1.15 MMK2,421	+186.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.74 MMK1,562	+82.2%
Average			+19.9%

Warsaw vs. Yangon - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.98	$34.52 MMK72,482	+422.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN110.53	$11.83 MMK24,840	-57.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN120K	$30,000.00 MMK63M	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN50.24	$9.00 MMK18,900	-29.6%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 75.0% less for housing

	Warsaw	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN63.35	$18.72 MMK39,315	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,630.42	$363.80 MMK764K	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,735.23	$196.13 MMK412K	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,032.54	$37.83 MMK79,431	-85.6%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 0.9% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,311.17	$501.92 MMK1M	-14.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,823.72	$17,259.40 MMK36M	+19.4%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN18.09	$1.00 MMK2,100	-78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.78	$1.68 MMK3,531	-60.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN25.12	$1.64 MMK3,442	-74.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN183.57	$19.52 MMK40,998	-58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN36.17	$2.50 MMK5,250	-72.8%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN423.98	$89.36 MMK188K	-17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN155.68	$64.37 MMK135K	+62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN417.28	$100.83 MMK212K	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN439.54	$129.71 MMK272K	+16.0%
Average			+10.3%

Warsaw vs. Yangon - Cost of clothing

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