Chennai vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$159	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	66	26
🏙️ Population	6.6M	6.87M

The cost of living in Chennai is 53% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8907th and 6082nd ($433 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Yangon. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 4094th and 8533rd 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	$1.8	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$10024

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

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