Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Italy

Rome vs. Yangon Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 2.1 times more expensive than Yangon.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Rome
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in Rome
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 2.6% less in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Rome
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Rome

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Rome are more expensive than in Yangon. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Rome. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Yangon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Yangon, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Yangon	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.56 MMK5,376	$16.80 €14.99	+556.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$11.20 €9.99	+273.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MMK1,551	$2.96 €2.64	+300.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 MMK1,316	$1.48 €1.32	+136.2%
Average			+362.9%

Yangon vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Yangon	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.16 MMK2,426	$2.22 €1.99	+92.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 MMK6,760	$7.42 €6.63	+130.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 MMK13,620	$6.49 €5.79
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 MMK3,912	$4.66 €4.16	+150.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MMK4,413	$5.66 €5.05	+169.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.07 MMK4,354	$1.17 €1.05	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 MMK1,050	$1.05 €0.94	+110.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MMK3,937	$1.09 €0.97	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 MMK2,953	$1.07 €0.96	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 MMK2,421	$0.64 €0.57	-44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 MMK1,562	$0.72 €0.64	-3.6%
Average			+21.5%

Yangon vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Yangon	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$8.04 €7.18	-76.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$39.19 €34.98	+231.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$35,551.60 €31,731.16	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$20.16 €17.99	+123.9%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Yangon	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$31.87 €28.44	+70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.80 MMK764K	$1,208.81 €1,078.90	+232.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$873.39 €779.54	+345.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$157.13 €140.25	+315.4%
Average			+273.6%

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pay 2.6% less for childcare

	Yangon	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.92 MMK1M	$487.21 €434.85	-2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,259.40 MMK36M	$16,862.20 €15,050.15	-2.3%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yangon	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$5.60 €5.00	+459.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MMK3,531	$2.07 €1.85	+23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 MMK3,442	$7.28 €6.50	+344.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.52 MMK40,998	$65.43 €58.40	+235.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$11.20 €9.99	+347.9%
Average			+236.1%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Yangon	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$71.31 €63.65	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$36.31 €32.41	-43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$83.63 €74.64	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$123.17 €109.93	-5.0%
Average			-22.8%

Yangon vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

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