Doha vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	30
😀 Quality of life	83	46
🏙️ Population	1.19M	6.87M

The cost of living in Doha is 220% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 1744th and 7579th ($2100 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Myanmar, respectively. Check Qatar vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 513th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Yangon

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	Doha	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$17180

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616