Sydney vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$2531
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$1256
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	98	38
🏙️ Population	4.84M	6.87M

The cost of living in Sydney is 236% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 318th and 6331st ($2741 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 3rd and 7374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Yangon

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	Sydney	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$14094

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$710
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$709
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$605
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$577
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$668
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$656
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$571
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$677
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$594
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$715
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$902
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$716
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$669
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$614
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$665
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$653
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1233
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$500
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$619
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$588
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$362
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$614