Singapore City vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$149
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	5.87M	6.87M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 422% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 109th and 7717th ($3201 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Yangon. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7th and 7117th 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	$8.79	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$15435

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599