Cost of Living in Sittwe

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$656
$1450
🛋️ Without rent
$293
$1004
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$363
$445
🍽️ Food
$205
$526
🚐 Transport
$33.3
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
😀 Quality of life
15
🏙️ Population
101K

The average cost of living in Sittwe is $656, which is in the top 23% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7142nd out of 9294 in our global list and 9th out of 12 in Myanmar.

The median after-tax salary is $751, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months. Ranked 9126th (TOP 98%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 9th best city to live in Myanmar. With an estimated population of 101K, Sittwe is the 12th largest city in Myanmar.

Why living in Sittwe 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 Sittwe for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 3 km Sittwe Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 33.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 10403 Technological University, Sittwe
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Prices in Sittwe

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
 Cappuccino
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10537

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