Myanmar vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$808
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$2227
🏠 One person rent
$475
$434
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$425
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$38.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$378
$702
💸 GDP per capita
$1188
$4682
😃 Human freedom index
3.88
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
50
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
30%
🎓 Higher education
19
1
😀 Quality of life
21
42
🏙️ Population
53.4M
108K

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($808) is 16% less expensive than in Tonga ($962). Myanmar ranked 121st vs 92nd for Tonga 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 0.7 months in Tonga. Ranked 163rd and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$7.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.45
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$128
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1271
$427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$7.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.45
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.64
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$5.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9038
$4638

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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 Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$963
23.2K
Mua
$961
5K