Kaohsiung vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$361	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	30
😀 Quality of life	83	43
🏙️ Population	2.73M	6.87M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 36% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5750th and 6863rd ($956 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 417th and 6707th 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	$3.82	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$15505

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625