Cost of living comparison
Yangon is 3.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Yangon instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.04
|
$2.07
MMK4,343
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.05
|
$3.57
MMK7,490
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.48
|
$0.71
MMK1,494
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.03
|
$0.60
MMK1,252
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP31.98
|
$1.01
MMK2,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.13
|
$3.79
MMK7,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.48
|
$7.12
MMK14,936
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.44
|
$1.48
MMK3,113
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.55
|
$3.04
MMK6,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.71
|
$2.40
MMK5,039
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
$0.49
MMK1,018
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.84
|
$1.36
MMK2,855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
$1.48
MMK3,109
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.66
|
$1.38
MMK2,894
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.35
|
$0.91
MMK1,903
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.00
|
$33.53
MMK70,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.09
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,787,897.56
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.03
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP477.64
|
$33.77
MMK70,844
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,285.62
|
$471.60
MMK989,417
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,386.04
|
$202.58
MMK425,004
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP672.68
|
$41.89
MMK87,881
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,299.81
|
$128.20
MMK268,964
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,007.46
|
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.02
|
$1.02
MMK2,129
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.78
|
$1.99
MMK4,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.02
|
$1.58
MMK3,324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP914.15
|
$21.90
MMK45,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.03
|
$3.32
MMK6,965
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,836.99
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,433.87
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,807.89
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,641.21
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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