Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 66.8% more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Yangon
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.07
MMK4,343
|
$4.17
CN¥29.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.57
MMK7,490
|
$5.57
CN¥39.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
MMK1,494
|
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MMK1,252
|
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Yangon
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
MMK2,123
|
$1.43
CN¥10.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
MMK7,957
|
$7.31
CN¥52.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
MMK14,936
|
$7.17
CN¥51.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
MMK3,113
|
$1.74
CN¥12.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
MMK6,381
|
$1.53
CN¥10.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
MMK5,039
|
$0.92
CN¥6.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,018
|
$0.71
CN¥5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
MMK2,855
|
$0.89
CN¥6.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
MMK3,109
|
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
MMK2,894
|
$0.37
CN¥2.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MMK1,903
|
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
|
Yangon
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$33.53
MMK70,350
|
$4.36
CN¥31.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$33.40
CN¥239.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$20,872.18
CN¥149,845.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$4.59
CN¥32.97
|
|
pay 45.0% more for housing
|
Yangon
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.77
MMK70,844
|
$13.28
CN¥95.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.60
MMK989,417
|
$929.88
CN¥6,675.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.58
MMK425,004
|
$492.44
CN¥3,535.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.89
MMK87,881
|
$42.04
CN¥301.81
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Yangon
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.20
MMK268,964
|
$763.49
CN¥5,481.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
|
$22,913.01
CN¥164,497.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yangon
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MMK2,129
|
$1.11
CN¥7.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MMK4,176
|
$3.60
CN¥25.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
MMK3,324
|
$3.48
CN¥24.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.90
MMK45,937
|
$65.46
CN¥469.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.32
MMK6,965
|
$8.35
CN¥59.94
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Yangon
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$62.65
CN¥449.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$34.69
CN¥249.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$83.45
CN¥599.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$107.64
CN¥772.74
|
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