Male vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$805	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	30
😀 Quality of life	64	45
🏙️ Population	133K	6.87M

The cost of living in Male is 108% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4552nd and 7720th ($1311 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and Myanmar, respectively. Check Maldives vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5347th and 7263rd 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	$6.02	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$17353

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

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