Male vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$809
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
30
😀 Quality of life
61
26
🏙️ Population
133K
6.87M

The cost of living in Male is 41% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6082nd ($1295 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Myanmar, respectively. Check Maldives vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 5145th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Yangon

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Male Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$8.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$10024

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$783
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$792
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$612
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$564
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$690
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$742
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$655
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$559
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$617
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$593
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$513
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$570
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$664
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$613
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$613
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$994
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$787
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$588
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$676
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$769
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$800
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$773
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1168
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$555
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$608
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$703
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$599
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$312
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$626