Cost of living comparison
Yangon is 33.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Yangon instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY299.61
|
$2.07
MMK4,343
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY249.67
|
$3.57
MMK7,490
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.65
|
$0.71
MMK1,494
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.32
|
$0.60
MMK1,252
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.65
|
$1.01
MMK2,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.27
|
$3.79
MMK7,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.00
|
$7.12
MMK14,936
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.73
|
$1.48
MMK3,113
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.70
|
$3.04
MMK6,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.71
|
$2.40
MMK5,039
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.27
|
$0.49
MMK1,018
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.60
|
$1.36
MMK2,855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.60
|
$1.48
MMK3,109
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.50
|
$1.38
MMK2,894
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.89
|
$0.91
MMK1,903
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.34
|
$33.53
MMK70,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY299.61
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,539,988.69
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.55
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 25.7% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY394.98
|
$33.77
MMK70,844
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,347.68
|
$471.60
MMK989,417
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,714.07
|
$202.58
MMK425,004
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,822.55
|
$41.89
MMK87,881
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,242.15
|
$128.20
MMK268,964
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY356,744.60
|
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY119.84
|
$1.02
MMK2,129
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.62
|
$1.99
MMK4,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY69.91
|
$1.58
MMK3,324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,404.74
|
$21.90
MMK45,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY199.74
|
$3.32
MMK6,965
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,945.73
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,564.82
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,577.68
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,202.96
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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