New Taipei vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$469	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	86	43
🏙️ Population	4.04M	6.87M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 52% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5000th and 6863rd ($1073 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 302nd and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Yangon

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	New Taipei	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$15505

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625