Japan vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1131
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2766
$1585
🏠 One person rent
$508
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$842
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1971
$137
💸 GDP per capita
$32487
$1359
😃 Human freedom index
8.6
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
84
66.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
16
🌐 English speaking %
15%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
98
20
😀 Quality of life
89
22
🏙️ Population
124M
54.5M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1131) is 86% more expensive than in Myanmar ($610). Japan ranked 78th vs 166th for Myanmar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Japan compared to 0.2 months in Myanmar. Ranked 20th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Japan and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 12 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Japan Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1138
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$682
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.4
$26.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.89%
10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5340
$1800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2928
$835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.73
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13435
$13424

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$629
6.87M
Mandalay
$550
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$614
1.16M
Hpa-an
$593
422K
Mawlamyine
$571
289K
Pathein
$695
287K
Bago
$592
284K
Taunggyi
$546
265K
Myitkyina
$548
243K
Myeik
$562
222K
Monywa
$528
207K
Sittwe
$571
101K