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Myanmar Cost of Living 2026
🇲🇲 Prices in Myanmar are based on Yangon. Not the exchange rate — how cheap it feels on your own income, and where a price becomes a rip-off. Updated October 2026
Cities in Myanmar compared
| City | Per day | Per month | Local meal | Coffee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇲 YangonBig city | $58.1 | $561 | K5,000 | K4,500 |
Per day = one mid-range night + three meals, a coffee and two taxi rides. Open a city for item-by-item prices, rip-off thresholds and live traveler reports.
Everyday prices in Myanmar
| City | Beer | 5 km taxi | Hotel night | Massage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇲 Yangon | K3,000 | K10,000 | K160,000 | K20,000 |
Myanmar vs nearby countries
| Country | Per day | Per month | vs Myanmar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $56.7 | $997 | -2% |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $58.1 | $561 | this country |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | $61.5 | $742 | +6% |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | $62 | $1,351 | +7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $62.4 | $864 | +7% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $65.1 | $727 | +12% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $65.4 | $1,097 | +13% |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $66.7 | $795 | +15% |
Countries in the same region with a similar daily travel budget. Tap a country for its city-by-city prices.
Yangon vs New York: item by item
| Item | Yangon | New York | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local meal | K5,000≈ $1.25 | $20 | -94% |
| Coffee | K4,500≈ $1.12 | $6 | -81% |
| Beer | K3,000≈ $0.75 | $9 | -92% |
| 5 km taxi | K10,000≈ $2.5 | $23 | -89% |
| Hotel night | K160,000≈ $40 | $270 | -85% |
| 1-bed rent | K550,000≈ $138 | $3,300 | -96% |
Same purchase in both cities, converted to US dollars. Daily travel budget: Yangon $58.1 vs New York $467 — about 88% cheaper.
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Myanmar travel difficulty
| City | Overall | Rip-offs | Language | Transport | Payments | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangon | Very hard 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Rip-offs, language, getting around, payments and safety, 1–5 (closer to 1 is easier). Tap a city for reasons and tips. Full difficulty ranking ›
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FAQ
How much is a daily travel budget in Myanmar?
In Yangon, about $58.1 a day with a mid-range room. Hostels and local eateries cut that by 30% or more.
How much does a month in Myanmar cost?
In Yangon, short-term rental plus living costs come to about $561 a month.
Which city in Myanmar is cheapest?
Yangon runs about $58.1 a day.
Which nearby country is cheaper than Myanmar?
Among countries in the same region with similar budgets, Vietnam runs about $56.7 a day — 2% less than Myanmar (about $58.1).
Is Myanmar cheaper than New York?
In Yangon, a traveler's day runs about $58.1 versus $467 in New York — roughly 88% cheaper. The gap differs by item, so meals, coffee, taxis and hotels are listed separately above.