Riyadh vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$946
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
30
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
7.01M
6.87M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 159% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3529th and 7720th ($1632 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 879th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Yangon

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Riyadh Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$17353

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$815
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$931
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$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
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$823
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$1109
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$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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
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$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