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Burma vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 23.5% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 24.4% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 25.0% more in Burma

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Burma are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Burma. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Burma.

Burma vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 43.8% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$2.10 MMK4,401	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$5.50 MMK11,548	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$0.84 MMK1,757	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$0.81 MMK1,708	-31.8%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$0.99 MMK2,075	-16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$4.15 MMK8,715	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$5.40 MMK11,335	+5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$1.29 MMK2,712	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$2.64 MMK5,540	-26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.99 MMK4,177	+202.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.47 MMK991	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$1.23 MMK2,587	+54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$0.77 MMK1,619	-9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.63 MMK1,317	+25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.53 MMK1,114	-2.3%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$34.06 MMK71,520	+496.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$10.00 MMK20,997	-69.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$8.03 MMK16,870	-8.0%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 24.4% less for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$22.48 MMK47,204	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$287.80 MMK604,294	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$143.79 MMK301,921	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$33.01 MMK69,312	-71.0%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$251.69 MMK528,477	+36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	+217.4%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$0.90 MMK1,890	-55.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$1.52 MMK3,190	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$1.32 MMK2,770	-64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$22.59 MMK47,434	-21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$2.60 MMK5,459	-48.4%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 25.0% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$62.11 MMK130,421	-8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$64.37 MMK135,149	+93.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$92.26 MMK193,726	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$129.71 MMK272,353	+17.4%
Average			+25.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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