Maldives vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1355
$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3245
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$876
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$1876
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$934
$378
💸 GDP per capita
$12667
$1188
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
3.88
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
20
🌐 English speaking %
70%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
12
19
😀 Quality of life
57
21
🏙️ Population
436K
53.4M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1355) is 68% more expensive than in Myanmar ($808). Maldives ranked 42nd vs 121st for Myanmar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Maldives compared to 0.5 months in Myanmar. Ranked 64th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Maldives and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 12 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Maldives Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.34
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$941
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$663
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1938
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1615
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
10.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2661
$1271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$1.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$0.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.28
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$8.64
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.35
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3231
$9038

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1295
133K
Hulhumale
$1515
50K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$919
6.87M
Mandalay
$613
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$690
1.16M
Taunggyi
$617
265K
Myitkyina
$594
243K
Monywa
$588
207K
Hpa-an
$612
422K
Myeik
$570
222K
Mawlamyine
$564
289K
Pathein
$792
287K
Bago
$783
284K
Sittwe
$593
101K