Cost of Living in Mawlamyine

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$566
$1565
🛋️ Without rent
$338
$1125
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$228
$440
🍽️ Food
$184
$475
🚐 Transport
$68.8
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$313
😀 Quality of life
14
🏙️ Population
289K

The average cost of living in Mawlamyine is $566, which is in the top 14% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7983rd out of 9294 in our global list and 12th out of 12 in Myanmar.

The median after-tax salary is $313, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 9155th (TOP 99%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 11th best city to live in Myanmar. With an estimated population of 289K, Mawlamyine is the 5th largest city in Myanmar.

Why living in Mawlamyine is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Mawlamyine for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 166 km Yangon International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 21.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 10543 Technological University, Mawlamyine
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Prices in Mawlamyine

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
 Cappuccino
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$121
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8994

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