Re: Information about Yangon

Greetings, everyone. I am Prakash Iyer from India. I am an infrastructure advisory consultant and work on making cities more liveable. I am presently exploring an opportunity in Yangon which will require me to be there for atleast 12 months. I will initially be moving there alone.  I would appreciate if people living in Yangon could help me with answers to the following questions please:

1. Rent for a small serviced studio apartment with kitchenette. I checked online and was shocked to know that one such apartment would cost me USD 3500/month.
2. Availability of and rent for small non-serviced studio apartments
3. Frequency and duration of power cuts
4. Availability and quality of public transport to commute within the city
5. Cost and availability of food articles, vegetables and provisions.
6. Availability and cost of food at Indian restaurants. Are there numerous Indian restaurants across the city?
7. Everything for expats seems to be exorbitantly priced in US dollars. For instance, flights from Yangon to Bagan or Mandalay. Are there cheaper local options that can be accessed by expats?
8. Speed of internet access, cost of unlimited internet access per month

I look forward to hearing from members on the above and to coming to Yangon.

Kind regards,

Prakash