Tainan vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tainan	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$263	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1477	$149
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	83	45
🏙️ Population	1.87M	6.87M

The cost of living in Tainan is 46% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6262nd and 7717th ($894 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Tainan ranked 8th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 549th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Yangon

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	Tainan	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.54	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.19	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3267	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.23	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.5	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6518	$15435

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Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$914
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$894
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$854
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$894
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$914
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$1006
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$695
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$993
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$868
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$942
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$901
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$802
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1135
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$615
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1313
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$707
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1030
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$634
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$628
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$454
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$451
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$697
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$579
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$628
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$669
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$616
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$671
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$941
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$700
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$753
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$766
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$600
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$608
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$696

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