Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.1 times more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Italy instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Yangon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.94
MMK4,072
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
MMK11,634
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MMK1,635
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MMK1,403
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
|
Yangon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
MMK13,212
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MMK15,070
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
MMK2,836
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,551
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
MMK2,617
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK875
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,696
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,546
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,037
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK928
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
|
Yangon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$39.44
MMK82,749
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$26,985.59
€25,176.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Yangon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.01
MMK98,633
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.00
MMK1,558,814
|
$660.64
€616.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.15
MMK442,995
|
$504.89
€471.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.36
MMK63,696
|
$158.99
€148.33
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
|
Yangon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
$519.28
€484.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
$9,615.09
€8,970.55
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yangon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
MMK1,662
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
MMK4,612
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,438
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.09
MMK48,449
|
$52.41
€48.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MMK8,392
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Yangon
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
$76.74
€71.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
$34.05
€31.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.51
MMK141,632
|
$84.06
€78.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$115.51
€107.77
|
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