Sharjah vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$963
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
30
😀 Quality of life
83
26
🏙️ Population
1.25M
6.87M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 63% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 3679th and 6082nd ($1503 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Myanmar, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 386th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$10024

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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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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