Cost of living comparison
Yangon is 18.3% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Yangon instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.31
|
$2.07
MMK4,343
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.23
|
$3.57
MMK7,490
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.78
|
$0.71
MMK1,494
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.59
|
$0.60
MMK1,252
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.47
|
$1.01
MMK2,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.19
|
$3.79
MMK7,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.11
|
$7.12
MMK14,936
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.04
|
$1.48
MMK3,113
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.04
|
$3.04
MMK6,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.65
|
$2.40
MMK5,039
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.50
|
$0.49
MMK1,018
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.12
|
$1.36
MMK2,855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.69
|
$1.48
MMK3,109
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.17
|
$1.38
MMK2,894
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.70
|
$0.91
MMK1,903
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.56
|
$33.53
MMK70,350
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.56
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,580.32
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.11
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$491.88
|
$33.77
MMK70,844
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,027.86
|
$471.60
MMK989,417
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,980.60
|
$202.58
MMK425,004
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$611.57
|
$41.89
MMK87,881
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,693.71
|
$128.20
MMK268,964
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,024.62
|
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.09
|
$1.02
MMK2,129
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.65
|
$1.99
MMK4,176
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.12
|
$1.58
MMK3,324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,083.20
|
$21.90
MMK45,937
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.15
|
$3.32
MMK6,965
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Yangon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.04
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$828.42
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,856.06
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,854.79
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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