Chengdu vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$251	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$235
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	72	26
🏙️ Population	20.9M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 28% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7209th and 6082nd ($660 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 1933rd and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Yangon

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	Chengdu	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$10024

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

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