Myanmar vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2070
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$303
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$21.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$226
💸 GDP per capita
$1233
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
3.97
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
32
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
19
57
😀 Quality of life
20
43
🏙️ Population
53.4M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($694) is 24% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($560). Myanmar ranked 140th vs 171st for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Myanmar compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 167th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.2
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
16.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$1499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1024
$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.86
$8.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.57
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$28.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$30.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12264
$4123

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cities Comparison in Myanmar vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$705
6.87M
Mandalay
$710
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$701
1.16M
Hpa-an
$610
422K
Bago
$650
284K
Pathein
$778
287K
Taunggyi
$660
265K
Myitkyina
$683
243K
Mawlamyine
$569
254K
Monywa
$661
207K
Myeik
$576
222K
Sittwe
$678
101K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$631
753K
Gampaha
$429
191K
Kandy
$425
120K
Trincomalee
$546
99.1K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Beruwala
$580
165K
Negombo
$467
142K
Anuradhapura
$582
63.2K
Galle
$498
93.1K
Matara
$502
68.2K