Taichung vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Taichung	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2706	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$308	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1355	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	30
😀 Quality of life	81	43
🏙️ Population	3.03M	6.87M

The cost of living in Taichung is 27% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6071st and 6863rd ($894 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 521st and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Yangon

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	Taichung	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.57	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1000	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5817	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3737	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.4	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.67	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.66	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.83	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.53	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.3	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.4	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18658	$15505

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Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671

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