Addis Ababa vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$710	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	30
😀 Quality of life	39	43
🏙️ Population	5.7M	6.87M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 67% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4540th and 6863rd ($1180 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7025th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Yangon

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	Addis Ababa	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$15505

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625