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:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Yangon
Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.07
MMK4,343
$9.93
MX$192.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.57
MMK7,490
$7.45
MX$144.68
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
MMK1,494
$1.08
MX$20.97

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

 
Yangon
Mexico City
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
MMK2,123
$2.45
MX$47.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.79
MMK7,957
$4.87
MX$94.56
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
MMK14,936
$5.51
MX$107.01

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pay 28.0% less for transportation

 
Yangon
Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $33.53
MMK70,350
$4.64
MX$90.10
Monthly public transit pass $9.83
MMK20,621
$17.87
MX$347.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
$18,615.02
MX$361,696.31

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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$473.70
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $471.60
MMK989,417
$893.52
MX$17,361.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $202.58
MMK425,004
$544.24
MX$10,574.68

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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$7,409.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
$8,426.99
MX$163,739.35

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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$53.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.99
MMK4,176
$3.01
MX$58.41
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.58
MMK3,324
$3.92
MX$76.20

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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$1,095.01
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$66.55
MMK139,619
$41.06
MX$797.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.27
MMK187,294
$91.99
MX$1,787.45

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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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