Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1585
$2870
🏠 One person rent
$241
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1923
💸 GDP per capita
$1359
$35122
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
4.97
❤️ Life expectancy
66.9
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
57
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
55%
🎓 Higher education
20
80
😀 Quality of life
22
67
🏙️ Population
54.5M
35.3M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($610) is 52% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1272). Myanmar ranked 166th vs 57th for Saudi Arabia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Myanmar compared to 1.5 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 174th and 57th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 22 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Myanmar Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$1340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.3
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$96.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1800
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$835
$1471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.83
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13424
$8729

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$629
6.87M
Mandalay
$550
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$614
1.16M
Hpa-an
$593
422K
Mawlamyine
$571
289K
Pathein
$695
287K
Bago
$592
284K
Taunggyi
$546
265K
Myitkyina
$548
243K
Myeik
$562
222K
Monywa
$528
207K
Sittwe
$571
101K

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1632
7.01M
Jeddah
$1209
4.7M
Mecca
$1107
2.43M
Dammam
$1037
903K
Medina
$1168
1.41M
Tabuk
$1074
886K
Qatif
$823
625K
Yanbu
$795
299K
Jubail
$928
379K
Unaizah
$931
250K
Abha
$902
236K
Dhahran
$931
138K
Ha'il
$775
311K
Al-Mubarraz
$793
299K
Sakakah
$776
150K
Ar Rass
$815
92.5K
Bareq
$893
75.4K
Najran
$865
72K
Al Wajh
$942
50K
Bisha
$906
31.5K
Dumat al-Jandal
$790
45.3K
As Sulayyil
$1005
8.21K