Japan vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$595
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$1525
🏠 One person rent
$510
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1977
$150
💸 GDP per capita
$32476
$1359
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
3.97
❤️ Life expectancy
84
66.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
16
🌐 English speaking %
15%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
98
19
😀 Quality of life
89
23
🏙️ Population
124M
54.5M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1130) is 90% more expensive than in Myanmar ($595). Japan ranked 76th vs 165th 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 0.3 months in Myanmar. Ranked 18th and 171st 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
$6.32
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$514
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.9
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
10.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4931
$1829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.31
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12869
$12218

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$614
6.87M
Mandalay
$540
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$594
1.16M
Hpa-an
$581
422K
Mawlamyine
$567
289K
Bago
$571
284K
Pathein
$666
287K
Taunggyi
$534
265K
Myitkyina
$539
243K
Myeik
$553
222K
Monywa
$519
207K
Sittwe
$558
101K