Los Angeles vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$147
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	3.9M	6.87M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 437% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 72nd and 7720th ($3378 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.2 months in Yangon. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 55th and 7263rd 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	$21.9	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$17353

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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