Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Germany instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Yangon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.94
MMK4,075
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
MMK11,644
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MMK1,636
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MMK1,404
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
Yangon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
MMK13,224
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MMK15,083
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
MMK2,839
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,556
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
MMK2,619
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK876
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,699
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,548
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,038
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK929
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Yangon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$39.44
MMK82,821
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Yangon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.01
MMK98,720
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.00
MMK1,560,183
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.15
MMK443,384
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.36
MMK63,752
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 15.3% more for childcare
Yangon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
MMK1,663
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
MMK4,617
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,441
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.09
MMK48,492
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MMK8,399
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
Yangon
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.51
MMK141,756
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
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