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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2531
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$1256
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	30
😀 Quality of life	92	38
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.87M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 330% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 22nd and 6331st ($3502 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 69th and 7374th 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	$18.8	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$14094

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$710
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$709
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$605
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$577
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$668
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$656
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$571
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$677
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$594
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$715
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$902
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$716
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$669
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$614
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$665
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$653
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1233
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$500
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$619
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$588
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$362
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$614