Singapore City vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Singapore City	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3059	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6994	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$2104	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$3885	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4040	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	97	43
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.87M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 334% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 129th and 6863rd ($3059 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Singapore and Myanmar, respectively. Check Singapore vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Singapore City compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 11th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Yangon

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	Singapore City	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.85	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.6	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2532	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1834	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5168	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.3%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22055	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7662	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.2	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$107	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1115	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27780	$15505

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605

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