Istanbul vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$649	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	76	43
🏙️ Population	15.7M	6.87M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 77% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4347th and 6863rd ($1248 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkey and Myanmar, respectively. Check Turkey vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 850th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Yangon

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	Istanbul	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$15505

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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