Taipei vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Taipei	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1313	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3273	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$637	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1659	$149
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	87	45
🏙️ Population	2.6M	6.87M

The cost of living in Taipei is 114% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4455th and 7717th ($1313 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Taiwan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Taipei compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Taipei ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 388th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Yangon

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	Taipei	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.53	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$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	$718	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$931	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.27%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14287	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8078	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$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	$1.86	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$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	$3.91	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17567	$15435

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Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1135
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1030
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$942
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$802
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$868
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$993
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$695
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$1006
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$914
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$894
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$914
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$628
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$634
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$854
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$894
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$621
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$615
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$700
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$901
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$753
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$707
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$671
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$696
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$616
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$666
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$697
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$600
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$586
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$672
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$604
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$650
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$454
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589

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