Myanmar vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$630
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1635
$2262
🏠 One person rent
$254
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$386
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$418
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$342
💸 GDP per capita
$1359
$5652
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
66.9
72.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
50
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
30%
🎓 Higher education
20
1
😀 Quality of life
23
46
🏙️ Population
54.5M
104K

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($630) is 39% less expensive than in Tonga ($1032). Myanmar ranked 164th vs 93rd 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 0.3 months in Myanmar compared to 0.3 months in Tonga. Ranked 168th and 115th 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
$2.29
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1821
$417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$5.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$157
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$6091

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In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$656
6.87M
Mandalay
$555
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$627
1.16M
Hpa-an
$601
422K
Pathein
$721
287K
Mawlamyine
$575
289K
Bago
$610
284K
Taunggyi
$549
265K
Myitkyina
$555
243K
Myeik
$567
222K
Monywa
$534
207K
Sittwe
$583
101K

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$1032
23.2K
Mua
$1033
5K