Athens vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Athens	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1439	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3529	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$713	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1330	$205
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	81	46
🏙️ Population	643K	6.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 119% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4184th and 7579th ($1439 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Yangon. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 602nd and 7050th 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	$16.5	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.9	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.86	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.57	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.5	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.68%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.7	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.18	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.14	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$623	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13579	$17180

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1636
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1024
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1037
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1179
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1008
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1143
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$932
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$2043
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1126
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1109
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1146
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$1003
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1253
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1171
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1126
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1863
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1100
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$1060
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1039
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1302
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1166
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$1038
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1048
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$883
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1324

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616