Athens vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$2531
🏠 One person rent	$633	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$1256
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	30
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	664K	6.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 58% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4210th and 6331st ($1287 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Myanmar, respectively. Check Greece vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 560th and 7374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Yangon

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	Athens	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$14094

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$710
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$709
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$605
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$577
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$668
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$656
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$571
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$677
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$594
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$715
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$902
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$716
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$669
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$614
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$665
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$653
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1233
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$500
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$619
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$588
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$362
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$614