Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.1 times more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.07
MMK4,343
|
$9.90
PLN39.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.57
MMK7,490
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
MMK1,494
|
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MMK1,252
|
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
MMK2,123
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
MMK7,957
|
$4.36
PLN17.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
MMK14,936
|
$3.80
PLN15.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
MMK3,113
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
MMK6,381
|
$2.54
PLN10.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
MMK5,039
|
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,018
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
MMK2,855
|
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
MMK3,109
|
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
MMK2,894
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MMK1,903
|
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$33.53
MMK70,350
|
$6.20
PLN25.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$27.22
PLN109.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$30,732.76
PLN123,986.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$7.92
PLN31.95
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.77
MMK70,844
|
$17.20
PLN69.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.60
MMK989,417
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,317.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.58
MMK425,004
|
$832.44
PLN3,358.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.89
MMK87,881
|
$224.46
PLN905.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.20
MMK268,964
|
$507.82
PLN2,048.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,666.67
MMK24,476,667
|
$12,579.90
PLN50,751.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MMK2,129
|
$3.71
PLN14.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MMK4,176
|
$3.66
PLN14.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
MMK3,324
|
$4.76
PLN19.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.90
MMK45,937
|
$42.25
PLN170.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.32
MMK6,965
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Yangon
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$89.45
PLN360.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$41.56
PLN167.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$88.32
PLN356.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$102.18
PLN412.21
|
|
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