Singapore City vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	97	26
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.87M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 245% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 81st and 6082nd ($3168 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Myanmar, respectively. Check Singapore vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 8th and 8533rd 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	$10.4	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$10024

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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