Brisbane vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	2.71M	6.87M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 261% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 1349th and 7720th ($2269 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 3rd and 7263rd 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	$15.5	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$17353

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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