Yangon vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Yangon	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2342	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$970	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$300	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	81
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	6.87M	449K

The cost of living in Yangon is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6863rd and 59th ($705 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Myanmar and Switzerland, respectively. Check Myanmar vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Yangon compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Yangon ranked 1st best city to live in Myanmar vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6707th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Yangon vs Zurich

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	Yangon	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1184	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.92	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.78	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.62	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.43	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.67	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.7	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$29610

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717