Burundi vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burundi Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$147
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$378
💸 GDP per capita
$200
$1188
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
3.88
❤️ Life expectancy
62
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
20
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
21
19
😀 Quality of life
12
21
🏙️ Population
11.5M
53.4M

The average cost of living in Burundi ($536) is 34% less expensive than in Myanmar ($808). Burundi ranked 177th 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 1.1 months in Burundi compared to 0.5 months in Myanmar. Ranked 185th and 163rd 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
$2.58
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.1
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.1
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.9
$41.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.67%
10.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$1271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$832
$345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$9.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$0.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.98
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$8.64
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$16
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$9038

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In Burundi

City Cost of living Population
Bujumbura
$546
659K
Gitega
$510
135K
Ngozi
$509
39.9K
Bubanza
$508
20K
Muyinga
$509
9.61K
Makamba
$509
9.4K
Ruyigi
$509
7.14K
Rutana
$509
5.87K

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