Melbourne vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$2531
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$1256
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	98	38
🏙️ Population	4.53M	6.87M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 189% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 933rd and 6331st ($2356 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 2nd and 7374th 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	$14.4	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$14094

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$710
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$709
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$605
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$577
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$668
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$656
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$571
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$677
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$594
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$715
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$902
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$716
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$669
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$614
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$665
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$653
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1233
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$500
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$619
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$588
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$362
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$614