Manama vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$655
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
30
😀 Quality of life
72
26
🏙️ Population
298K
6.87M

The cost of living in Manama is 38% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4400th and 6082nd ($1267 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 1915th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$10024

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Yangon

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