Egypt vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$118
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$378
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$1188
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
3.88
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
20
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
75
19
😀 Quality of life
36
21
🏙️ Population
94.8M
53.4M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 56% less expensive than in Myanmar ($808). Egypt ranked 197th vs 121st for Myanmar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 0.5 months in Myanmar. Ranked 132nd and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Egypt and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 12 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Egypt Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$41.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
10.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$1271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$0.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$8.64
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$9038

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$919
6.87M
Mandalay
$613
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$690
1.16M
Taunggyi
$617
265K
Myitkyina
$594
243K
Monywa
$588
207K
Hpa-an
$612
422K
Myeik
$570
222K
Mawlamyine
$564
289K
Pathein
$792
287K
Bago
$783
284K
Sittwe
$593
101K