Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 47.0% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Japan
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Japan
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Japan
Childcare: pay 5.3% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Japan
Clothing: pay 44.8% less in Japan

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

Japan vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$6.75 ¥1,068	+196.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$5.10 ¥807	+69.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.13 ¥180	+42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.76 ¥120	-6.9%
Average			+101.9%

Burma vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Burma	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$1.53 ¥242	+41.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$5.55 ¥879	+33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$5.56 ¥881	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.01 ¥318	+42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$2.85 ¥451	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$2.16 ¥342	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$1.08 ¥171	+126.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.54 ¥244	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.92 ¥304	+122.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$1.10 ¥174	+26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$1.08 ¥170	+67.0%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Burma	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$4.11 ¥650	-88.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$63.20 ¥10,004	+434.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$24.65 ¥3,901	+173.9%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Burma	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$33.54 ¥5,309	+79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$546.58 ¥86,515	+93.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$360.78 ¥57,105	+83.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$113.26 ¥17,928	+199.4%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 5.3% more for childcare

	Burma	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$417.01 ¥66,006	+12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$11,300.14 ¥2M	-1.6%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$2.57 ¥407	+157.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$3.06 ¥484	+105.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$3.83 ¥606	+190.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$53.31 ¥8,438	+184.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$11.73 ¥1,856	+369.1%
Average			+196.5%

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

	Burma	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$46.32 ¥7,332	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$31.33 ¥4,959	-51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$59.45 ¥9,410	-41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$81.04 ¥12,827	-37.5%
Average			-44.8%

Burma vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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