Burkina Faso vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1943
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$375
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.1
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$591
$378
💸 GDP per capita
$874
$1188
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
3.88
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
20
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
32
19
😀 Quality of life
19
21
🏙️ Population
20.5M
53.4M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($798) is 1% less expensive than in Myanmar ($808). Burkina Faso ranked 124th vs 121st for Myanmar in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.5 months in Myanmar. Ranked 169th and 163rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Burkina Faso Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.2
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$41.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
10.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$223
$1271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$1.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$0.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.45
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$8.64
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15580
$9038

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$820
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
904K
Koudougou
$744
160K
Ouahigouya
$753
125K
Fada N'gourma
$760
73.2K
Dedougou
$742
63.6K
Leo
$751
51.7K
Dori
$757
46.5K
Nouna
$745
32.4K
Manga
$761
28.6K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$919
6.87M
Mandalay
$613
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$690
1.16M
Taunggyi
$617
265K
Myitkyina
$594
243K
Monywa
$588
207K
Hpa-an
$612
422K
Myeik
$570
222K
Mawlamyine
$564
289K
Pathein
$792
287K
Bago
$783
284K
Sittwe
$593
101K