Cost of living comparison

Yangon, Burma

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Yangon Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 51.0% more expensive than Yangon.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 28.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 50.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 84.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Yangon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Yangon, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Yangon	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.07 MMK4,343	$9.93 MX$188.24	+379.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.57 MMK7,490	$7.45 MX$141.18	+108.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MMK1,494	$1.08 MX$20.46	+51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MMK1,252	$0.77 MX$14.65	+29.5%
Average			+142.3%

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	Yangon	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 MMK2,123	$2.45 MX$46.49	+142.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 MMK7,957	$4.87 MX$92.27	+28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 MMK14,936	$5.51 MX$104.42	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 MMK3,113	$2.18 MX$41.38	+47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.04 MMK6,381	$3.57 MX$67.70	+17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 MMK5,039	$1.22 MX$23.16	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 MMK1,018	$0.67 MX$12.69	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 MMK2,855	$0.80 MX$15.15	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MMK3,109	$0.83 MX$15.69	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 MMK2,894	$0.85 MX$16.13	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MMK1,903	$0.83 MX$15.69	-8.8%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 28.0% less for transportation

	Yangon	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$33.53 MMK70,350	$4.64 MX$87.92	-86.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.83 MMK20,621	$17.87 MX$338.84	+81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	-51.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.99 MMK16,770	$3.47 MX$65.89	-56.5%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 50.7% more for housing

	Yangon	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.77 MMK70,844	$24.38 MX$462.25	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$471.60 MMK989,417	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	+89.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.58 MMK425,004	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	+168.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.89 MMK87,881	$30.31 MX$574.73	-27.6%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 84.8% more for childcare

	Yangon	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.20 MMK268,964	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	+197.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,666.67 MMK24,476,667	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	-27.8%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yangon	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MMK2,129	$2.73 MX$51.77	+169.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 MMK4,176	$3.01 MX$57.00	+51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MMK3,324	$3.92 MX$74.36	+147.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.90 MMK45,937	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	+145.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 MMK6,965	$4.96 MX$94.12	+49.5%
Average			+112.4%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Yangon	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.82 MMK89,835	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	+31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.55 MMK139,619	$41.06 MX$778.52	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.27 MMK187,294	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.68 MMK330,815	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	-41.7%
Average			-11.3%

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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: June 2025

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