Myanmar vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$610
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1585
$4510
🏠 One person rent
$241
$1390
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$2380
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$3377
💸 GDP per capita
$1359
$50274
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
66.9
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
69
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
65%
🎓 Higher education
20
68
😀 Quality of life
22
84
🏙️ Population
54.5M
11M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($610) is 71% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2071). Myanmar ranked 166th vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Myanmar compared to 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 174th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Myanmar and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$11.6
 Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$1527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1076
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$3122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$2271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$93.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1800
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$835
$4861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.83
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.9
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$325
$653
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13424
$13096

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$629
6.87M
Mandalay
$550
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$614
1.16M
Hpa-an
$593
422K
Mawlamyine
$571
289K
Pathein
$695
287K
Bago
$592
284K
Taunggyi
$546
265K
Myitkyina
$548
243K
Myeik
$562
222K
Monywa
$528
207K
Sittwe
$571
101K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2420
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$2070
1.57M
Sharjah
$1473
1.25M
Al Ain
$1457
767K
Ajman
$2183
490K
Fujairah
$1214
93.7K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1148
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1710
29.1K