Japan vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2818
$2192
🏠 One person rent
$496
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$967
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$76.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2172
$401
💸 GDP per capita
$33824
$1149
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
3.88
❤️ Life expectancy
84.4
65.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
20
🌐 English speaking %
15%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
98
19
😀 Quality of life
91
15
🏙️ Population
125M
53.4M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1097) is 44% more expensive than in Myanmar ($759). Japan ranked 67th vs 122nd 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 2 months in Japan compared to 0.5 months in Myanmar. Ranked 14th and 183rd 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
$6.35
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$1163
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.8
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$30.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
10.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$1261
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11309
$12927

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In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1556
14M
Yokohama
$1329
3.76M
Osaka
$1116
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1101
1.54M
Kobe
$1076
1.52M
Sapporo
$1173
1.96M
Sendai
$1026
1.06M
Fukuoka
$1054
1.6M
Hiroshima
$954
1.2M
Saitama
$1063
1.33M
Kyoto
$1026
1.46M
Yokosuka
$1136
390K
Sakai
$1103
824K
Chiba
$1161
975K
Sagamihara
$1020
726K
Kitakyushu
$963
935K
Hachioji
$1117
576K
Kagoshima
$999
594K
Kumamoto
$886
738K
Kawaguchi
$1052
593K
Amagasaki
$1058
459K
Utsunomiya
$998
518K
Niigata
$1056
791K
Funabashi
$1224
641K
Kashiwa
$1136
428K
Hamamatsu
$1033
788K
Shizuoka
$980
686K
Himeji
$1132
528K
Kurashiki
$1004
475K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$815
6.87M
Mandalay
$715
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$706
1.16M
Taunggyi
$668
265K
Myitkyina
$673
243K
Monywa
$669
207K
Hpa-an
$605
422K
Myeik
$571
222K
Mawlamyine
$566
289K
Pathein
$709
287K
Bago
$710
284K
Sittwe
$656
101K