Houston vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.87M

The cost of living in Houston is 260% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 1354th and 7720th ($2265 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 2nd in the United States and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United States vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 16th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Yangon

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	Houston	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$17353

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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