Dubai vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	3.94M	6.87M

The cost of living in Dubai is 277% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 947th and 7579th ($2470 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 184th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dubai	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$17180

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

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