Taichung vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$348
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
85
30
😀 Quality of life
86
45
🏙️ Population
2.87M
6.87M

The cost of living in Taichung is 52% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5984th and 7720th ($957 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Yangon. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 409th and 7263rd 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
$4.75
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$17353

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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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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