Cost of living comparison

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Yangon vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 23.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Yangon
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Yangon
Transportation: pay 78.9% more in Yangon
Housing: pay 70.1% less in Yangon
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.4% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Yangon

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Yangon. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Yangon.

Yangon vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$2.19 MMK4,603	-84.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$5.50 MMK11,548	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.82 MMK1,729	-66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.63 MMK1,316	-68.3%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Wellington	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.98 MMK2,050	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$3.22 MMK6,760	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$7.01 MMK14,721	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$1.62 MMK3,409	-76.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$2.56 MMK5,365	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$2.07 MMK4,354	+52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.49 MMK1,031	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.87 MMK3,937	+40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.22 MMK2,572	-47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.67 MMK1,397	-25.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.52 MMK1,086	-23.7%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 78.9% more for transportation

	Wellington	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$34.06 MMK71,520	+454.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$10.00 MMK20,997	-90.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$8.03 MMK16,870	-44.8%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 70.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$22.48 MMK47,204	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$375.60 MMK788,647	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$143.79 MMK301,921	-86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$33.01 MMK69,312	-69.8%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Wellington	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$265.38 MMK557,225	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$15,500.00 MMK32,545,350	+26.9%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$1.00 MMK2,100	-84.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$1.75 MMK3,664	-50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$1.64 MMK3,441	-93.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$27.18 MMK57,074	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$2.60 MMK5,459	-77.5%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$62.11 MMK130,421	-10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$64.37 MMK135,149	+38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$92.26 MMK193,726	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$129.71 MMK272,353	-11.3%
Average			-0.6%

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