Cost of living comparison
compared to
Warsaw vs. Yangon Cost of Living Summary
Warsaw is 86.1% more expensive than Yangon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.8 times more in Warsaw
- Groceries
-
pay 16.6% less in Warsaw
- Transportation
-
pay 27.4% less in Warsaw
- Housing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Warsaw
- Childcare
-
pay 0.9% less in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.2 times more in Warsaw
- Clothing
-
pay 9.4% less in Warsaw
The cost of housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Warsaw are more expensive than in Yangon. Expenses including transportation, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Warsaw. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.
Warsaw vs. Yangon Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.56
MMK5,376
|
$11.51
PLN45.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
MMK6,300
|
$10.23
PLN40.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
MMK1,551
|
$2.24
PLN8.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MMK1,316
|
$2.24
PLN8.81
|
|
Yangon vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants
pay 16.6% less for groceries
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
MMK2,426
|
$1.49
PLN5.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
MMK6,760
|
$4.41
PLN17.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.49
MMK13,620
|
$4.07
PLN15.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
MMK3,912
|
$3.89
PLN15.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MMK4,413
|
$2.95
PLN11.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
MMK4,354
|
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MMK1,050
|
$0.77
PLN3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.87
MMK3,937
|
$0.77
PLN3.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MMK2,953
|
$1.83
PLN7.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
MMK2,421
|
$0.40
PLN1.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,562
|
$0.41
PLN1.60
|
|
Yangon vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$34.52
MMK72,482
|
$6.61
PLN25.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.83
MMK24,840
|
$28.12
PLN110.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
MMK63M
|
$30,654.89
PLN120K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
MMK18,900
|
$12.78
PLN50.24
|
|
Yangon vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.72
MMK39,315
|
$16.12
PLN63.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK764K
|
$1,178.19
PLN4,630.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.13
MMK412K
|
$950.41
PLN3,735.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.83
MMK79,431
|
$262.73
PLN1,032.54
|
|
Yangon vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing
pay 0.9% less for childcare
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$501.92
MMK1M
|
$588.07
PLN2,311.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,259.40
MMK36M
|
$14,458.55
PLN56,823.72
|
|
Yangon vs. Warsaw - Cost of childcare
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
MMK2,100
|
$4.60
PLN18.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,531
|
$4.27
PLN16.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,442
|
$6.39
PLN25.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.52
MMK40,998
|
$46.71
PLN183.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
MMK5,250
|
$9.20
PLN36.17
|
|
Yangon vs. Warsaw - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.36
MMK188K
|
$107.88
PLN423.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.37
MMK135K
|
$39.61
PLN155.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.83
MMK212K
|
$106.17
PLN417.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.71
MMK272K
|
$111.84
PLN439.54
|
|
Yangon vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing
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