Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.2 times more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Australia instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Yangon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.94
MMK4,075
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
MMK11,644
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MMK1,636
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MMK1,404
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 87.8% more for groceries
Yangon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
MMK13,224
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MMK15,083
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
MMK2,839
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,556
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
MMK2,619
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK876
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,699
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,548
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,038
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK929
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Yangon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$39.44
MMK82,821
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Yangon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.01
MMK98,720
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.00
MMK1,560,183
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.15
MMK443,384
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.36
MMK63,752
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Yangon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
MMK1,663
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
MMK4,617
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,441
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.09
MMK48,492
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MMK8,399
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
Yangon
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.51
MMK141,756
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
|
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