Essen vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$682
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
587K
6.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 148% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3860th and 7720th ($1561 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd in Germany and Myanmar, respectively. Check Germany vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 17th and 7263rd 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
$17
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$17353

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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