Beirut vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$555
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
30
😀 Quality of life
61
26
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.87M

The cost of living in Beirut is 27% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4691st and 6082nd ($1165 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Myanmar, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 4996th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Yangon

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Beirut Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$10024

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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