London vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	96	45
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.87M

The cost of living in London is 495% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 20th and 7720th ($3740 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 12th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Yangon

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	London	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$17353

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610