Myanmar vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$808
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$475
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$378
$709
💸 GDP per capita
$1188
$12986
😃 Human freedom index
3.88
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
34
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
19
77
😀 Quality of life
21
53
🏙️ Population
53.4M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($808) is 2% more expensive than in Turkey ($794). Myanmar ranked 121st vs 125th for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 163rd and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
33.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1271
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.45
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.64
$40.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9038
$8293

Cost of living in other countries

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$356

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Cities Comparison in Myanmar vs Turkey

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1125
15.5M
Ankara
$907
5.8M
Urfa
$567
1.99M
Izmir
$892
2.95M
Bursa
$789
2.9M
Konya
$674
2.23M
Adana
$705
1.77M
Antalya
$963
2.43M
Diyarbakir
$640
1.73M
Kocaeli
$695
1.85M
Gaziantep
$473
1.68M
Samsun
$820
1.37M
Kayseri
$656
1.39M
Balikesir
$584
1.25M
Denizli
$508
1.03M
Mersin
$789
1.04M
Eskisehir
$716
871K
Trabzon
$708
824K
Erzurum
$512
768K
Malatya
$570
426K
Elazig
$622
422K
Kahramanmaras
$604
444K
Van
$552
1.13M
Manisa
$612
420K
Antakya
$450
378K
Tarsus
$689
347K
Izmit
$652
376K
Sivas
$1003
365K
Adiyaman
$651
267K
Corlu
$694
294K