Beirut vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2531
🏠 One person rent
$623
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1256
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
30
😀 Quality of life
62
38
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.87M

The cost of living in Beirut is 47% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4447th and 6331st ($1195 vs $815) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5118th and 7374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$14094

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$710
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$709
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$605
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$566
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$706
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$659
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$577
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$496
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$668
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$656
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$462
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$571
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$677
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$617
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$704
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$594
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$715
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$902
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$716
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$669
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$614
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$648
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$665
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$653
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$389
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1233
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$500
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$532
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$619
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$588
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$362
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$614