New York City vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$300
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.87M

The cost of living in New York City is 530% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3rd and 6863rd ($4441 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 22nd and 6707th 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	$29.7	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$15505

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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