Guangzhou vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2531
🏠 One person rent
$333
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1256
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
30
😀 Quality of life
75
38
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.87M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 9% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6607th and 6331st ($742 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 955th and 7374th 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
$4.17
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$14094

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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