Athens vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Athens	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1272	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3097	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$616	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1082	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1094	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	30
😀 Quality of life	78	43
🏙️ Population	643K	6.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 81% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4281st and 6863rd ($1272 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Greece and Myanmar, respectively. Check Greece vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 656th and 6707th 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	$15.1	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.4	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3265	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.01	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.39	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9915	$15505

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150

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