Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Yangon, Burma

Yangon vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 16.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Yangon
Groceries: pay 25.2% more in Yangon
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Yangon
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Yangon
Childcare: pay 45.6% less in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.51	$2.07 MMK4,343	-28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB189.02	$3.57 MMK7,490	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.98	$0.71 MMK1,494	+15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.47	$0.60 MMK1,252	+104.5%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 25.2% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.39	$1.01 MMK2,123	-33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.89	$3.79 MMK7,957	-67.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB237.45	$7.12 MMK14,936	-2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.72	$1.48 MMK3,113	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.65	$3.04 MMK6,381	+131.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.74	$2.40 MMK5,039	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.57	$0.49 MMK1,018	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.59	$1.36 MMK2,855	+31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.11	$1.48 MMK3,109	+84.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.12	$1.38 MMK2,894	+93.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.19	$0.91 MMK1,903	+45.8%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Bangkok	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.87	$33.53 MMK70,350	+651.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,275.87	$9.83 MMK20,621	-75.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,795,671.96	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	-31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB335.51	$7.99 MMK16,770	-22.7%
Average			+130.5%

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB498.36	$33.77 MMK70,844	+119.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,535.97	$471.60 MMK989,417	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,794.57	$202.58 MMK425,004	-32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,184.55	$41.89 MMK87,881	-37.8%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 45.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,525.76	$128.20 MMK268,964	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,993.32	$11,666.67 MMK24,476,667	-11.6%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.61	$1.02 MMK2,129	-56.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.83	$1.99 MMK4,176	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.33	$1.58 MMK3,324	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,770.78	$21.90 MMK45,937	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB236.27	$3.32 MMK6,965	-54.4%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,793.18	$42.82 MMK89,835	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,130.35	$66.55 MMK139,619	+91.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,150.27	$89.27 MMK187,294	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,988.85	$157.68 MMK330,815	+71.2%
Average			+32.9%

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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: July 2025

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