Hong Kong vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hong Kong	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$1742	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$3071	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	80	46
🏙️ Population	7.41M	6.87M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 306% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 640th and 7579th ($2663 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 676th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Yangon

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	Hong Kong	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.74	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.9	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2008	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1474	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3693	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2621	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$27719	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17176	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1128	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$17180

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620

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