Phoenix vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$300
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	30
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	1.61M	6.87M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 240% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 955th and 6863rd ($2395 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 146th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Yangon

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	Phoenix	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$15505

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

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