Sydney vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	5.45M	6.87M

The cost of living in Sydney is 352% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 348th and 7720th ($2844 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Australia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Australia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 2nd and 7263rd 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	$15.8	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$17353

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610