Cost of Living Comparison Between Yangon (Rangoon) and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Yangon (Rangoon) and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Yangon (Rangoon) is 18.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Yangon (Rangoon) is 23.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 MMK 4,544

$4.68 ฿151

-53.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.57 MMK 36.8K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-62.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.46 MMK 11.4K

$8.65 ฿280

-36.88%

Cappuccino

$2.03 MMK 4,250

$3.09 ฿100

-34.30%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.81 MMK 1,692

$0.73 ฿23.53

10.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MMK 1,274

$0.37 ฿11.95

64.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.97 MMK 2,038

$2.39 ฿77.4

-59.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 MMK 4,263

$3.62 ฿117

-43.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.92 MMK 4,015

$2.24 ฿72.5

-14.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MMK 2,096

$1.8 ฿58.2

-44.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.48 MMK 3,100

$2.24 ฿72.3

-33.93%

Eggs

$1.41 MMK 2,949

$2.23 ฿72.1

-36.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.62 MMK 15.9K

$19.31 ฿625

-60.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.89 MMK 14.4K

$3.77 ฿122

82.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.89 MMK 22.8K

$13.05 ฿422

-16.55%

Apples (1kg)

$5.55 MMK 11.6K

$3.28 ฿106

69.21%

Banana (1kg)

$1.13 MMK 2,374

$1.63 ฿52.6

-30.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.8 MMK 5,870

$2.4 ฿77.7

16.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.25 MMK 6,802

$1.99 ฿64.3

63.32%

Potato (1kg)

$2.5 MMK 5,224

$1.53 ฿49.62

63.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.52 MMK 3,193

$1.49 ฿48.11

2.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 MMK 2,813

$1.02 ฿32.87

31.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 MMK 645

$0.48 ฿15.61

-35.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.62 MMK 3,393

$4.32 ฿140

-62.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.79 MMK 18.4K

$21.68 ฿702

-59.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 MMK 1,937

$1.77 ฿57.3

-47.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.21 MMK 2,532

$2.79 ฿90.4

-56.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 MMK 454

$1.35 ฿43.74

-83.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.08 MMK 21.1K

$11.76 ฿380

-14.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 MMK 2,279

$3.15 ฿102

-65.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.96 MMK 2,017

$1 ฿32.3

-4.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.52 MMK 7,369

$13.64 ฿442

-74.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$10.77 MMK 22.5K

$1.3 ฿42.2

728.46%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$37.3K MMK 78.1M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

36.31%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$53.5K MMK 112M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

57.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$54.4 MMK 113.8K

$123 ฿3,970

-55.69%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.29 MMK 23.6K

$13.93 ฿451

-18.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.16 MMK 52.7K

$18.24 ฿590

37.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.46 MMK 59.6K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-53.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.78 MMK 24.7K

$17.11 ฿554

-31.15%

Cinema Ticket

$2.62 MMK 5,493

$9.07 ฿294

-71.11%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$327 MMK 684.1K

$694 ฿22.5K

-52.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.6K MMK 32.6M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-1.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$80.7 MMK 169K

$57.5 ฿1,861

40.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$63.9 MMK 133.8K

$34.51 ฿1,117

85.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.8 MMK 200.6K

$115 ฿3,727

-16.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$139 MMK 290.9K

$84.8 ฿2,743

63.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$539 MMK 1.1M

$611 ฿19.8K

-11.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$183 MMK 384.1K

$442 ฿14.3K

-58.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,111 MMK 2.3M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-44.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$837 MMK 1.8M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-42.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,158 MMK 4.5M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-49.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$941 MMK 2M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-67.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$281 MMK 587.8K

$697 ฿22.5K

-59.70%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

106.38%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Yangon (Rangoon): October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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