Thimphu vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$122
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$235
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
5
30
😀 Quality of life
50
26
🏙️ Population
115K
6.87M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 58% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 9013th and 6082nd ($387 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bhutan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 6232nd and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$10024

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$930
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$331
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$312
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$370
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$339
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$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
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$282
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$390
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$311
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$256
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$297
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$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
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$321
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$309
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$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
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$350
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$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
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$311
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$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
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$273
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$783
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$792
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$612
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$564
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$690
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$742
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$655
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$559
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$617
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$593
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$513
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$570
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$664
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$613
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$613
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$994
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$787
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$786
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$588
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$676
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$769
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$800
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$564
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$773
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$325
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$1168
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$555
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$1174
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$608
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$1251
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$703
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$599
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$312
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$633
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$626