San Jose, United States vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	30
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.87M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 530% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8th and 7720th ($3962 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 148th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Yangon

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	San Jose	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$17353

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

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