Athens vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$675	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	30
😀 Quality of life	78	26
🏙️ Population	643K	6.87M

The cost of living in Athens is 49% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4177th and 6082nd ($1366 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 658th and 8533rd 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	$15.3	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$10024

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626