Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.3 times more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Rome instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Yangon
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.07
MMK4,343
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.57
MMK7,490
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
MMK1,494
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MMK1,252
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Yangon
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
MMK2,123
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
MMK7,957
|
$7.00
€6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
MMK14,936
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
MMK3,113
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
MMK6,381
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
MMK5,039
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,018
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
MMK2,855
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
MMK3,109
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
MMK2,894
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MMK1,903
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
Yangon
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$33.53
MMK70,350
|
$7.15
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$37.51
€35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$26,794.08
€24,997.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$17.15
€16.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Yangon
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.77
MMK70,844
|
$29.46
€27.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.60
MMK989,417
|
$1,180.31
€1,101.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.58
MMK425,004
|
$763.10
€711.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.89
MMK87,881
|
$167.26
€156.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Yangon
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.20
MMK268,964
|
$508.83
€474.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
|
$10,490.67
€9,787.44
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MMK2,129
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MMK4,176
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
MMK3,324
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.90
MMK45,937
|
$58.31
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.32
MMK6,965
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Yangon
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$65.43
€61.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$30.74
€28.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$77.17
€71.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$102.32
€95.46
|
|
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