Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 40.9% cheaper than Yangon.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Yangon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.94
MMK4,075
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
MMK11,644
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MMK1,636
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MMK1,404
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Yangon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
MMK13,224
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MMK15,083
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
MMK2,839
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,556
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
MMK2,619
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK876
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,699
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,548
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,038
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK929
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Yangon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$39.44
MMK82,821
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
Yangon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.01
MMK98,720
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.00
MMK1,560,183
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.15
MMK443,384
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.36
MMK63,752
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Yangon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
MMK1,663
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
MMK4,617
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,441
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.09
MMK48,492
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MMK8,399
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Yangon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.51
MMK141,756
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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