Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.2% cheaper than Yangon.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
Yangon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.94
MMK4,075
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
MMK11,644
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MMK1,636
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MMK1,404
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Yangon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
MMK13,224
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MMK15,083
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
MMK2,839
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,556
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
MMK2,619
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK876
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,699
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,548
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,038
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK929
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Yangon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$39.44
MMK82,821
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Yangon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.01
MMK98,720
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.00
MMK1,560,183
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.15
MMK443,384
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.36
MMK63,752
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Yangon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
MMK1,663
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
MMK4,617
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,441
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.09
MMK48,492
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MMK8,399
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Yangon
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.51
MMK141,756
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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