Myanmar vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2192
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$398
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.4
$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$190
💸 GDP per capita
$1149
$1054
😃 Human freedom index
3.88
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
65.7
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
20
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
5%
🎓 Higher education
19
20
😀 Quality of life
15
23
🏙️ Population
53.4M
8.92M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($759) is 17% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($649). Myanmar ranked 122nd vs 144th for Tajikistan 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 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 183rd and 166th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.8%
18.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$367
$477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.38
$7.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.96
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$93.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12927
$11507

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Cities Comparison in Myanmar vs Tajikistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$815
6.87M
Mandalay
$715
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$706
1.16M
Taunggyi
$668
265K
Myitkyina
$673
243K
Monywa
$669
207K
Hpa-an
$605
422K
Myeik
$571
222K
Mawlamyine
$566
289K
Pathein
$709
287K
Bago
$710
284K
Sittwe
$656
101K

In Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$638
863K
Khujand
$692
182K
Qurghonteppa
$632
127K
Istaravshan
$672
64.3K
Konibodom
$674
54.4K
Buston
$682
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$629
46.7K
Panjakent
$647
33K
Ghafurov
$680
18.4K
Istiklol
$682
14.2K