Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% more in Burma
Groceries: pay 95.4% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Burma
Childcare: pay 11.5 times more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Burma

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Burma are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Burma.

Burma vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Bangladesh, you would:

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pay 31.7% more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 BDT190.58	$2.28 MMK4,788	+47.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.63 BDT570.96	$3.00 MMK6,300	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 BDT42.99	$0.79 MMK1,668	+127.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.27	$0.81 MMK1,708	+449.0%
Average			+31.7%

Bangladesh vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.4% more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 BDT62.98	$1.08 MMK2,263	+111.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 BDT484.80	$4.15 MMK8,716	+5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 BDT336.02	$5.14 MMK10,784	+88.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 BDT140.46	$1.41 MMK2,964	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.12 BDT137.93	$2.41 MMK5,064	+115.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 BDT135.26	$1.99 MMK4,177	+81.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BDT47.59	$0.48 MMK1,001	+23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BDT119.49	$1.23 MMK2,588	+27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT35.00	$0.86 MMK1,810	+203.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.81	$0.87 MMK1,830	+539.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT31.08	$0.64 MMK1,353	+155.5%
Average			+95.4%

Bangladesh vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 BDT509.90	$34.52 MMK72,482	+734.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.21 BDT1,751.83	$11.83 MMK24,840	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,706.58 BDT4M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 BDT485.51	$9.00 MMK18,900	+128.6%
Average			+118.7%

Bangladesh vs. Burma - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.30 BDT1,640.59	$18.72 MMK39,315	+40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.96 BDT10,969.25	$281.90 MMK592K	+216.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$49.37 BDT6,087.34	$196.13 MMK412K	+297.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.18 BDT2,612.28	$37.83 MMK79,431	+78.5%
Average			+205.6%

Bangladesh vs. Burma - Cost of housing

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pay 11.5 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.21 BDT3,355.61	$369.96 MMK777K	+1259.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,182.33 BDT146K	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+871.5%
Average			+1049.3%

Bangladesh vs. Burma - Cost of childcare

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pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 BDT446.69	$1.00 MMK2,100	-72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 BDT207.14	$1.49 MMK3,123	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.76 BDT340.36	$1.32 MMK2,771	-52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.12 BDT1,617.77	$18.76 MMK39,398	+43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BDT453.81	$2.50 MMK5,250	-32.1%
Average			-30.4%

Bangladesh vs. Burma - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.14	$89.36 MMK188K	+432.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.93 BDT2,211.53	$64.37 MMK135K	+258.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.26 BDT4,348.27	$100.83 MMK212K	+185.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.28 BDT3,734.16	$129.71 MMK272K	+328.3%
Average			+291.1%

Bangladesh vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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