Cost of living comparison

Yangon, Burma

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Yangon Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 3.3 times more expensive than Yangon.

Restaurants: pay 5.7 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 87.5% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in Reykjavik

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Yangon. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Yangon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.7 times more for restaurants

	Yangon	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.07 MMK4,343	$20.00 ISK2,419	+866.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.57 MMK7,490	$18.02 ISK2,179	+404.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MMK1,494	$3.15 ISK381	+343.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MMK1,252	$2.19 ISK264	+266.3%
Average			+470.1%

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pay 87.5% more for groceries

	Yangon	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 MMK2,123	$3.61 ISK437	+256.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 MMK7,957	$7.76 ISK938	+104.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 MMK14,936	$6.40 ISK774	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 MMK3,113	$5.76 ISK696	+287.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.04 MMK6,381	$9.45 ISK1,142	+210.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 MMK5,039	$1.40 ISK170	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 MMK1,018	$1.01 ISK122	+107.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 MMK2,855	$1.22 ISK147	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MMK3,109	$2.22 ISK269	+50.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 MMK2,894	$1.43 ISK173	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 MMK1,903	$0.93 ISK113	+3.0%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Yangon	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$33.53 MMK70,350	$8.50 ISK1,028	-74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.83 MMK20,621	$74.95 ISK9,064	+662.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	$42,450.45 ISK5,133,533	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.99 MMK16,770	$24.05 ISK2,908	+200.9%
Average			+200.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Yangon	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.77 MMK70,844	$69.87 ISK8,449	+106.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$471.60 MMK989,417	$1,971.17 ISK238,374	+318.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.58 MMK425,004	$1,803.44 ISK218,090	+790.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.89 MMK87,881	$53.95 ISK6,525	+28.8%
Average			+311.0%

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Yangon	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.20 MMK268,964	$252.14 ISK30,491	+96.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,666.67 MMK24,476,667	$5,993.99 ISK724,854	-48.6%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yangon	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MMK2,129	$10.81 ISK1,307	+965.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 MMK4,176	$5.31 ISK642	+166.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MMK3,324	$12.25 ISK1,481	+672.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.90 MMK45,937	$69.95 ISK8,459	+219.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 MMK6,965	$14.77 ISK1,787	+345.0%
Average			+473.8%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Yangon	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.82 MMK89,835	$108.97 ISK13,178	+154.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.55 MMK139,619	$49.72 ISK6,013	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.27 MMK187,294	$151.85 ISK18,364	+70.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.68 MMK330,815	$194.16 ISK23,480	+23.1%
Average			+55.6%

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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: July 2025

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