Istanbul vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$675	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	78	45
🏙️ Population	15.7M	6.87M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 110% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4522nd and 7717th ($1288 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Yangon. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 1015th and 7117th 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	$10.5	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$15435

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599