Glasgow vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	30
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	626K	6.87M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 237% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 1712th and 7720th ($2121 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 42nd and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Yangon

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	Glasgow	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$17353

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

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