Cost of living comparison

Yangon, Burma

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Yangon Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 60.2% more expensive than Yangon.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 11.0% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 72.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Yangon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Yangon	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.07 MMK4,343	$2.91 THB97.17	+40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.57 MMK7,490	$5.83 THB194.33	+63.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MMK1,494	$0.62 THB20.54	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MMK1,252	$0.29 THB9.73	-51.1%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 11.0% more for groceries

	Yangon	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 MMK2,123	$1.52 THB50.78	+50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 MMK7,957	$11.74 THB391.60	+209.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 MMK14,936	$7.32 THB244.12	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 MMK3,113	$2.27 THB75.79	+53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.04 MMK6,381	$1.31 THB43.85	-56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 MMK5,039	$1.47 THB49.08	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 MMK1,018	$0.73 THB24.23	+49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 MMK2,855	$1.04 THB34.53	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MMK3,109	$0.80 THB26.84	-45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 MMK2,894	$0.71 THB23.77	-48.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MMK1,903	$0.62 THB20.76	-31.4%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 72.1% more for transportation

	Yangon	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$33.53 MMK70,350	$4.47 THB148.95	-86.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.83 MMK20,621	$39.32 THB1,311.73	+300.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	$55,345.18 THB1,846,145.10	+45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.99 MMK16,770	$10.34 THB344.94	+29.4%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Yangon	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.77 MMK70,844	$15.36 THB512.36	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$471.60 MMK989,417	$571.31 THB19,056.98	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.58 MMK425,004	$301.88 THB10,069.88	+49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.89 MMK87,881	$67.33 THB2,245.95	+60.7%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Yangon	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.20 MMK268,964	$632.63 THB21,102.71	+393.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,666.67 MMK24,476,667	$13,191.37 THB440,023.45	+13.1%
Average			+203.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yangon	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MMK2,129	$2.33 THB77.73	+129.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 MMK4,176	$2.58 THB86.18	+29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MMK3,324	$4.20 THB140.16	+165.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.90 MMK45,937	$54.58 THB1,820.56	+149.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 MMK6,965	$7.28 THB242.91	+119.3%
Average			+118.6%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Yangon	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.82 MMK89,835	$55.27 THB1,843.58	+29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.55 MMK139,619	$34.84 THB1,162.12	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.27 MMK187,294	$97.10 THB3,238.82	+8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.68 MMK330,815	$92.12 THB3,072.86	-41.6%
Average			-12.8%

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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: April 2025

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