Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 8.7% more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
|
Yangon
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.07
MMK4,343
|
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.57
MMK7,490
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
MMK1,494
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MMK1,252
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Yangon
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
MMK2,123
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
MMK7,957
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
MMK14,936
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
MMK3,113
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
MMK6,381
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
MMK5,039
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,018
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
MMK2,855
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
MMK3,109
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
MMK2,894
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MMK1,903
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
|
Yangon
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$33.53
MMK70,350
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
|
Yangon
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.77
MMK70,844
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.60
MMK989,417
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.58
MMK425,004
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.89
MMK87,881
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
|
Yangon
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.20
MMK268,964
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yangon
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MMK2,129
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MMK4,176
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
MMK3,324
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.90
MMK45,937
|
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.32
MMK6,965
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
|
Yangon
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
|
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