Burundi vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1901
$1585
🏠 One person rent
$243
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$102
$137
💸 GDP per capita
$219
$1359
😃 Human freedom index
4.48
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
63.7
66.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
16
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
22
20
😀 Quality of life
10
22
🏙️ Population
14M
54.5M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($742) is 22% more expensive than in Myanmar ($610). Burundi ranked 143rd vs 166th 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 0.1 months in Burundi compared to 0.2 months in Myanmar. Ranked 190th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burundi vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Burundi and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 8 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.

Burundi Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1
 Cappuccino
$2.56
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1786
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$26.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.22%
10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2061
$1800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1616
$835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.02
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.49
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.69
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$13424

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$759
659K
Gitega
$694
135K
Ngozi
$692
39.9K
Bubanza
$693
20K
Muyinga
$691
9.61K
Ruyigi
$693
7.14K
Makamba
$691
9.4K
Rutana
$691
5.87K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$629
6.87M
Mandalay
$550
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$614
1.16M
Hpa-an
$593
422K
Mawlamyine
$571
289K
Pathein
$695
287K
Bago
$592
284K
Taunggyi
$546
265K
Myitkyina
$548
243K
Myeik
$562
222K
Monywa
$528
207K
Sittwe
$571
101K