Dubai vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	3.94M	6.87M

The cost of living in Dubai is 285% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 1039th and 7720th ($2420 vs $629) 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 0.2 months in Yangon. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 203rd and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Yangon

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	Dubai	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$17353

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610