Cost of living comparison
France is 2.4 times more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in France instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Yangon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.94
MMK4,075
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
MMK11,644
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MMK1,636
|
$2.77
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MMK1,404
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 77.7% more for groceries
Yangon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
MMK13,224
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MMK15,083
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
MMK2,839
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,556
|
$6.37
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
MMK2,619
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK876
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,699
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,548
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,038
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK929
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Yangon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$39.44
MMK82,821
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
$51.68
€47.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Yangon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.01
MMK98,720
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.00
MMK1,560,183
|
$779.01
€716.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.15
MMK443,384
|
$611.60
€562.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.36
MMK63,752
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
|
pay 38.4% more for childcare
Yangon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
$707.64
€650.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
MMK1,663
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
MMK4,617
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,441
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.09
MMK48,492
|
$34.96
€32.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MMK8,399
|
$11.84
€10.88
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Yangon
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.51
MMK141,756
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
$126.59
€116.36
|
|
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