New York City vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$149
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.87M

The cost of living in New York City is 585% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4th and 7717th ($4203 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United States and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United States vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 11th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Yangon

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	New York City	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$15435

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599