Sao Paulo vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$538	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	30
😀 Quality of life	75	46
🏙️ Population	11.5M	6.87M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 72% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4918th and 7579th ($1126 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Brazil and Myanmar, respectively. Check Brazil vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 1670th and 7050th 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	$7.66	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$17180

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616