Cost of living comparison

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El Salvador vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 51.0% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 53.5% more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 48.8% more for restaurants

	Burma	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.10 MMK4,401	$5.50 SVC47.99	+162.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 MMK11,548	$6.33 SVC55.23	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MMK1,757	$0.99 SVC8.64	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.81 SVC7.05	-0.7%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Burma	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MMK2,075	$1.95 SVC17.01	+97.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,715	$3.77 SVC32.86	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 MMK11,335	$6.72 SVC58.61	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 MMK2,712	$2.78 SVC24.25	+115.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 MMK5,540	$2.82 SVC24.64	+7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.67 SVC14.60	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK991	$0.76 SVC6.60	+60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,587	$1.17 SVC10.17	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MMK1,619	$1.22 SVC10.61	+57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MMK1,317	$0.97 SVC8.44	+54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MMK1,114	$0.98 SVC8.51	+83.8%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

	Burma	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.06 MMK71,520	$3.75 SVC32.69	-89.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 MMK20,997	$15.00 SVC130.88	+50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	$24,666.67 SVC215,223.23	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 MMK16,870	$29.78 SVC259.88	+270.7%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Burma	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.48 MMK47,204	$41.89 SVC365.49	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.80 MMK604,294	$666.67 SVC5,816.84	+131.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.79 MMK301,921	$502.78 SVC4,386.87	+249.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.01 MMK69,312	$64.97 SVC566.86	+96.8%
Average			+141.1%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Burma	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.69 MMK528,477	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-39.5%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 MMK1,890	$2.00 SVC17.45	+122.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 MMK3,190	$2.83 SVC24.69	+86.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,770	$4.00 SVC34.90	+203.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.59 MMK47,434	$30.27 SVC264.08	+34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.60 MMK5,459	$5.17 SVC45.08	+98.7%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Burma	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.11 MMK130,421	$62.60 SVC546.20	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135,149	$45.83 SVC399.91	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.26 MMK193,726	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272,353	$109.17 SVC952.51	-15.8%
Average			-0.2%

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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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