Essen vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$681
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
95
26
🏙️ Population
585K
6.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 66% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3595th and 6082nd ($1525 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Myanmar, respectively. Check Germany vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 31st and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Yangon

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Essen Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$10024

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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