Brisbane vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	97	26
🏙️ Population	2.36M	6.87M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 171% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 781st and 6082nd ($2491 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 15th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Yangon

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	Brisbane	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$10024

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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