Essen vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2531
🏠 One person rent
$759
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$1256
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$267
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
579K
6.87M

The cost of living in Essen is 86% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3358th and 6331st ($1519 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 32nd and 7374th 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
$12.5
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$14094

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$710
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$709
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$605
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$566
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$706
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$659
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$577
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$496
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$668
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$656
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$462
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$571
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$677
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$617
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$704
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$594
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$715
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$902
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$716
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$669
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$614
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$648
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$665
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$653
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$389
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1233
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$500
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$532
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$619
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$588
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$362
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$614