Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Yangon, Burma

Yangon vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 33.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% less in Yangon
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Yangon
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Yangon
Housing: pay 25.7% more in Yangon
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY343.69	$2.07 MMK4,343	-76.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY286.41	$3.57 MMK7,490	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY50.07	$0.71 MMK1,494	-44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.87	$0.60 MMK1,252	+18.3%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.87	$1.01 MMK2,123	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY181.56	$3.79 MMK7,957	-17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY153.71	$7.12 MMK14,936	+82.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY66.23	$1.48 MMK3,113	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY106.34	$3.04 MMK6,381	+12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.17	$2.40 MMK5,039	+393.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.72	$0.49 MMK1,018	-44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.89	$1.36 MMK2,855	+199.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.34	$1.48 MMK3,109	+173.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.75	$1.38 MMK2,894	+457.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.05	$0.91 MMK1,903	+295.0%
Average			+142.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY189.67	$33.53 MMK70,350	+596.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY343.69	$9.83 MMK20,621	+12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,766,556.37	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	-15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY212.84	$7.99 MMK16,770	+47.9%
Average			+160.4%

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pay 25.7% more for housing

	Ankara	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY453.10	$33.77 MMK70,844	+193.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,341.29	$471.60 MMK989,417	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,731.73	$202.58 MMK425,004	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,090.68	$41.89 MMK87,881	-21.1%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Ankara	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,778.86	$128.20 MMK268,964	-74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY409,229.92	$11,666.67 MMK24,476,667	+12.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY137.48	$1.02 MMK2,129	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY111.98	$1.99 MMK4,176	-30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY80.19	$1.58 MMK3,324	-22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,611.41	$21.90 MMK45,937	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY229.13	$3.32 MMK6,965	-42.9%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Ankara	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,232.00	$42.82 MMK89,835	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,795.04	$66.55 MMK139,619	+46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,104.04	$89.27 MMK187,294	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,674.19	$157.68 MMK330,815	+69.1%
Average			+19.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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