Sao Paulo vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$462	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	65	43
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.87M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 39% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5654th and 6863rd ($976 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Brazil and Myanmar, respectively. Check Brazil vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 4281st and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Yangon

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	Sao Paulo	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.51	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$15505

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

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