Cost of living comparison
Yangon is 12.0% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Yangon instead of Italy, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.07
|
$2.07
MMK4,343
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.39
|
$3.57
MMK7,490
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$0.71
MMK1,494
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.60
MMK1,252
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.01
MMK2,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.37
|
$3.79
MMK7,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.16
|
$7.12
MMK14,936
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
$1.48
MMK3,113
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.71
|
$3.04
MMK6,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.40
MMK5,039
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.49
MMK1,018
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.36
MMK2,855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.48
MMK3,109
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.38
MMK2,894
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.91
MMK1,903
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$33.53
MMK70,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.21
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,331.22
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.85
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.94
|
$33.77
MMK70,844
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€612.20
|
$471.60
MMK989,417
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€477.60
|
$202.58
MMK425,004
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€140.31
|
$41.89
MMK87,881
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€474.62
|
$128.20
MMK268,964
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,831.03
|
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.68
|
$1.02
MMK2,129
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.57
|
$1.99
MMK4,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
$1.58
MMK3,324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€48.63
|
$21.90
MMK45,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.76
|
$3.32
MMK6,965
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€73.16
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.60
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€80.30
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€107.69
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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