Myanmar vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$808
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$475
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$378
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$1188
$644
😃 Human freedom index
3.88
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
11
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
2%
🎓 Higher education
19
16
😀 Quality of life
21
3
🏙️ Population
53.4M
11M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($808) is 14% more expensive than in Somalia ($707). Myanmar ranked 121st vs 134th for Somalia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Myanmar compared to 0.6 months in Somalia. Ranked 163rd and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$82.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1271
$6290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$6.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.45
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.64
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$53.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$65.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9038
$822

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$919
6.87M
Mandalay
$613
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$690
1.16M
Taunggyi
$617
265K
Myitkyina
$594
243K
Monywa
$588
207K
Hpa-an
$612
422K
Myeik
$570
222K
Mawlamyine
$564
289K
Pathein
$792
287K
Bago
$783
284K
Sittwe
$593
101K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$719
2.12M
Baidoa
$711
1.2M
Hargeisa
$684
760K
Borama
$527
68.1K