Moscow vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	30
😀 Quality of life	72	46
🏙️ Population	13.3M	6.87M

The cost of living in Moscow is 156% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3277th and 7579th ($1678 vs $656) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 2774th and 7050th 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	$11.9	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$17180

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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