Chennai vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$152	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	66	43
🏙️ Population	6.6M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8897th and 6863rd ($430 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd in India and Myanmar, respectively. Check India vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 4021st and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Yangon

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	Chennai	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.23
🥤 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	$170	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$15505

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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