Cost of living comparison

Yangon, Burma

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Yangon Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 16.0% more expensive than Yangon.

Restaurants: pay 68.1% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 77.4% more in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Kiev

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kiev are more expensive than in Yangon. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Kiev. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Yangon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.1% more for restaurants

	Yangon	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.07 MMK4,343	$7.22 UAH298.28	+249.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.57 MMK7,490	$6.02 UAH248.57	+68.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MMK1,494	$0.62 UAH25.61	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MMK1,252	$0.40 UAH16.67	-32.3%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Yangon	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 MMK2,123	$0.76 UAH31.27	-25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 MMK7,957	$4.34 UAH179.17	+14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 MMK14,936	$4.03 UAH166.25	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 MMK3,113	$1.57 UAH64.77	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.04 MMK6,381	$1.92 UAH79.42	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 MMK5,039	$0.34 UAH13.93	-86.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 MMK1,018	$0.70 UAH29.00	+44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 MMK2,855	$0.72 UAH29.54	-47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MMK3,109	$0.91 UAH37.39	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 MMK2,894	$0.29 UAH11.92	-79.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MMK1,903	$0.31 UAH12.76	-65.9%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Yangon	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$33.53 MMK70,350	$5.14 UAH212.43	-84.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.83 MMK20,621	$9.39 UAH387.77	-4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	$30,545.46 UAH1,261,242.64	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.99 MMK16,770	$4.48 UAH184.94	-44.0%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Yangon	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.77 MMK70,844	$5.76 UAH237.72	-83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$471.60 MMK989,417	$582.58 UAH24,055.01	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.58 MMK425,004	$351.09 UAH14,496.57	+73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.89 MMK87,881	$74.50 UAH3,076.02	+77.8%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 77.4% more for childcare

	Yangon	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.20 MMK268,964	$373.81 UAH15,434.99	+191.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,666.67 MMK24,476,667	$7,372.61 UAH304,419.93	-36.8%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Yangon	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MMK2,129	$1.20 UAH49.71	+18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 MMK4,176	$1.45 UAH60.01	-27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MMK3,324	$2.38 UAH98.43	+50.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.90 MMK45,937	$25.96 UAH1,072.03	+18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 MMK6,965	$4.82 UAH198.86	+45.1%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Yangon	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.82 MMK89,835	$66.82 UAH2,758.94	+56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.55 MMK139,619	$37.62 UAH1,553.52	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.27 MMK187,294	$91.04 UAH3,759.14	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.68 MMK330,815	$90.26 UAH3,726.83	-42.8%
Average			-7.1%

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