Taipei vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2531
🏠 One person rent
$537
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1256
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
87
38
🏙️ Population
2.6M
6.87M

The cost of living in Taipei is 43% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4516th and 6331st ($1169 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 209th and 7374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$14094

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

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