Los Angeles vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$205
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.87M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 421% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 62nd and 7579th ($3420 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd in the United States and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United States vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 50th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Yangon

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	Los Angeles	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$17180

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616