Phuket vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$573	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	30
😀 Quality of life	56	45
🏙️ Population	77.6K	6.87M

The cost of living in Phuket is 68% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5233rd and 7720th ($1059 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Myanmar, respectively. Check Thailand vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6325th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Yangon

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	Phuket	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$17353

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610