Bern vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	30
😀 Quality of life	97	45
🏙️ Population	1.07M	6.87M

The cost of living in Bern is 398% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 149th and 7720th ($3134 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in Switzerland and Myanmar, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Yangon

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	Bern	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.4	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$17353

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2997
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2817
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2678
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2874
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3165
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3150
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3331
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3380
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3367
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2546
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3171
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3080
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3524
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3677
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1721
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3299
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2465
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3277
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4151
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3556
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3360
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3328
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3367
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1526
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1436
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3494
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3457
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3784
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3281
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3345
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610