Is Myanmar a good place to live for remote workers?

Myanmar scores 50/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 39.4 Mbps, safety 85, healthcare 52, air quality 46; English not scored) — rank 122 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Myanmar?

Median fixed broadband is around 39.4 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Myanmar?

Single-person essentials run about $231/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (13.0× essentials).

Livability · rank 122/167

Is 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Naypyidaw) a good place to live?

Quality score 50/100 against essentials of $231/month.

The five metrics

Internet 16 39.4 Mbps median broadband, 45.4% online

Safety 85 2.6 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 52 UHC service coverage 52/100 (2023)

Air quality 46 PM2.5 29.2 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very weak; World Bank WGI estimate -1.81 · corruption control -1.25 · stability -2.09 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $3.35 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $8.07/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($231)	Verdict
$2,000	8.7×	like royalty
$3,000	13.0×	like royalty
$5,000	21.7×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇪🇬 Egypt — quality 43.8, essentials $254/mo
🇸🇾 Syria — quality 40.4, essentials $258/mo
🇺🇦 Ukraine — quality 78.4, essentials $523/mo
🇧🇾 Belarus — quality 74.1, essentials $499/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Myanmar a good place to live for remote workers?: Myanmar scores 50/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 39.4 Mbps, safety 85, healthcare 52, air quality 46; English not scored) — rank 122 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Myanmar?: Median fixed broadband is around 39.4 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Myanmar?: Single-person essentials run about $231/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (13.0× essentials).