Essen vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1795
🏠 One person rent
$642
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
587K
6.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 132% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3925th and 7579th ($1519 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 2nd in Germany and Myanmar, respectively. Check Germany vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 23rd and 7050th 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
$16.8
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$17180

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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