Medan vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$204
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
30
😀 Quality of life
43
26
🏙️ Population
2.11M
6.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 44% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8536th and 6082nd ($519 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 6659th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Yangon

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Medan Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$10024

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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