Guangzhou vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$352	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	30
😀 Quality of life	75	43
🏙️ Population	18.7M	6.87M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6548th and 6863rd ($774 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 1055th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Yangon

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	Guangzhou	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$15505

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625