Myanmar vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$630
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1635
$2180
🏠 One person rent
$254
$318
🏘️ Family rent
$386
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$1359
$2497
😃 Human freedom index
4.03
5.02
❤️ Life expectancy
66.9
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
16
22
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
20
49
😀 Quality of life
23
27
🏙️ Population
54.5M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($630) is 27% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($860). Myanmar ranked 164th vs 120th for Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe. Ranked 168th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.29
$8.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.43
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
13.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1821
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$8241

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Cities Comparison in Myanmar vs Zimbabwe

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1015
2.15M
Masvingo
$840
1.64M
Bulawayo
$632
666K
Chitungwiza
$780
371K
Mutare
$754
225K
Gweru
$565
141K
Kadoma
$727
116K
Kwekwe
$677
93.1K
Marondera
$755
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$629
56.8K