Melbourne vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	100	46
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.87M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 288% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 829th and 7579th ($2543 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 1st and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Yangon

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	Melbourne	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$17180

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616