Cost of living comparison
India is 40.2% cheaper than Yangon.
If you lived in India instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Yangon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.89
MMK6,049
|
$2.24
₹186.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
MMK10,471
|
$3.92
₹326.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
MMK1,194
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
MMK639
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Yangon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
MMK1,940
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.50
MMK15,706
|
$2.51
₹208.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
MMK12,344
|
$2.48
₹206.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
MMK3,293
|
$0.92
₹76.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MMK5,581
|
$1.36
₹113.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
MMK2,018
|
$0.83
₹69.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK879
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,691
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,544
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MMK969
|
$0.16
₹13.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
MMK1,211
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Yangon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
MMK6,064
|
$4.78
₹398.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.41
MMK21,803
|
$8.38
₹698.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,350.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$2.70
₹224.88
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Yangon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
MMK139,168
|
$8.43
₹703.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.22
MMK1,826,534
|
$126.14
₹10,517.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.00
MMK785,293
|
$85.52
₹7,130.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.46
MMK44,937
|
$26.13
₹2,178.56
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
Yangon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$47.60
₹3,969.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$1,206.46
₹100,594.57
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
MMK2,094
|
$1.88
₹157.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
MMK4,355
|
$1.40
₹116.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
MMK3,696
|
$3.85
₹320.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
MMK70,256
|
$17.05
₹1,421.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
MMK10,471
|
$2.94
₹244.90
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Yangon
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$25.43
₹2,120.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$26.83
₹2,236.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.34
MMK197,552
|
$41.28
₹3,441.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$30.75
₹2,563.89
|
|
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