Myanmar vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$595
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1525
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$234
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$349
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.7
$20.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$249
💸 GDP per capita
$1359
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
3.97
6.11
❤️ Life expectancy
66.9
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
32
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
19
54
😀 Quality of life
23
49
🏙️ Population
54.5M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($595) is 5% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($565). Myanmar ranked 165th vs 173rd 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 0.3 months in Myanmar compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 171st and 90th 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
$2.07
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.3
$26.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$40.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.87%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1829
$1622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$835
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$9.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$32.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12218
$504

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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
$614
6.87M
Mandalay
$540
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$594
1.16M
Hpa-an
$581
422K
Mawlamyine
$567
289K
Bago
$571
284K
Pathein
$666
287K
Taunggyi
$534
265K
Myitkyina
$539
243K
Myeik
$553
222K
Monywa
$519
207K
Sittwe
$558
101K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$646
753K
Gampaha
$420
191K
Kandy
$440
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
116K
Beruwala
$590
165K
Trincomalee
$530
99.1K
Negombo
$469
142K
Galle
$512
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$535
63.2K
Matara
$479
68.2K