Bucharest vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$474	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	79	43
🏙️ Population	1.72M	6.87M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5565th and 6863rd ($988 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Romania and Myanmar, respectively. Check Romania vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 645th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Yangon

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	Bucharest	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$15505

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625