Moscow vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$959	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	30
😀 Quality of life	72	45
🏙️ Population	13.3M	6.87M

The cost of living in Moscow is 152% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3728th and 7720th ($1585 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Russia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 3206th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Yangon

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	Moscow	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$17353

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

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