Kaohsiung vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$342
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
30
😀 Quality of life
83
26
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.87M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 1% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6046th and 6082nd ($932 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 389th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Yangon

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Kaohsiung Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$10024

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$783
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$792
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$612
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$564
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$690
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$742
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$655
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$559
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$617
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$593
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$513
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$570
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$664
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$613
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$613
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$994
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$787
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$588
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$676
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$769
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$800
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$773
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1168
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$555
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$608
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$703
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$599
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$312
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$626