Sao Paulo vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$481	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	63	26
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.87M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 10% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5616th and 6082nd ($1012 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Myanmar, respectively. Check Brazil vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 4573rd and 8533rd 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	$6.82	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$10024

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626