Cost of living comparison
Washington is 4.0 times more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Washington instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Yangon
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.94
MMK4,073
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
MMK11,636
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MMK1,635
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MMK1,403
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Yangon
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MMK2,047
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
MMK13,215
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MMK15,073
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
MMK2,837
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,552
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
MMK2,618
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK876
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,697
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,547
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,037
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK928
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Yangon
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$39.44
MMK82,767
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,712
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,712,435
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,318
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Yangon
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.01
MMK98,654
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.00
MMK1,559,154
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.15
MMK443,091
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.36
MMK63,710
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Yangon
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,409
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,383,546
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
MMK1,662
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
MMK4,613
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,439
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.09
MMK48,460
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MMK8,394
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
Yangon
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,953
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,698
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.51
MMK141,663
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,640
|
$173.48
|
|
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