Bangkok vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$434	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	74	46
🏙️ Population	5.68M	6.87M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 52% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5606th and 7579th ($996 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Myanmar, respectively. Check Thailand vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 2044th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Yangon

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	Bangkok	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$17180

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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