Canberra vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$300
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	30
😀 Quality of life	84	43
🏙️ Population	381K	6.87M

The cost of living in Canberra is 187% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 1768th and 6863rd ($2023 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 388th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Yangon

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	Canberra	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$15505

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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