Myanmar vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$808
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$475
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$22.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$378
$225
💸 GDP per capita
$1188
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
3.88
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
34
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
19
58
😀 Quality of life
21
43
🏙️ Population
53.4M
21.4M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($808) is 48% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($547). Myanmar ranked 121st vs 175th 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 0.5 months in Myanmar compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 163rd and 100th 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
$2.09
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
17.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1271
$1620
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.45
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.64
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$30.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9038
$595

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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
$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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$636
753K
Gampaha
$428
191K
Kandy
$435
120K
Trincomalee
$534
99.1K
Beruwala
$549
165K
Negombo
$437
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
116K
Galle
$484
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$561
63.2K
Matara
$499
68.2K