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Jordan vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 30.4% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Jordan
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in Jordan
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Jordan
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Jordan
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Jordan
Clothing: pay 40.0% less in Jordan

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

Jordan vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Burma	Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.10 MMK4,401	$4.58 JOD3.250	+118.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 MMK11,548	$5.99 JOD4.250	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MMK1,757	$0.48 JOD0.340	-42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.35 JOD0.250	-56.5%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Burma	Jordan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MMK2,075	$0.51 JOD0.360	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,715	$3.17 JOD2.250	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 MMK11,335	$5.16 JOD3.660	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 MMK2,712	$1.98 JOD1.400	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 MMK5,540	$2.48 JOD1.760	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$0.73 JOD0.520	-63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK991	$0.69 JOD0.490	+46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,587	$0.54 JOD0.380	-56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MMK1,619	$0.32 JOD0.230	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MMK1,317	$0.38 JOD0.270	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MMK1,114	$0.34 JOD0.240	-35.7%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Burma	Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.06 MMK71,520	$5.09 JOD3.610	-85.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 MMK20,997	$31.73 JOD22.500	+217.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	$24,506.35 JOD17,375.000	-18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 MMK16,870	$10.94 JOD7.750	+36.1%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Burma	Jordan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.48 MMK47,204	$30.97 JOD21.950	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.80 MMK604,294	$271.86 JOD192.750	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.79 MMK301,921	$186.86 JOD132.480	+29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.01 MMK69,312	$79.30 JOD56.220	+140.2%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Burma	Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.69 MMK528,477	$178.67 JOD126.680	-29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	$3,807.34 JOD2,699.400	-64.1%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 MMK1,890	$5.11 JOD3.620	+468.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 MMK3,190	$2.59 JOD1.840	+70.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,770	$3.60 JOD2.550	+172.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.59 MMK47,434	$47.35 JOD33.570	+109.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.60 MMK5,459	$10.58 JOD7.500	+306.9%
Average			+225.6%

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pay 40.0% less for clothing

	Burma	Jordan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.11 MMK130,421	$37.69 JOD26.720	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135,149	$36.56 JOD25.920	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.26 MMK193,726	$67.57 JOD47.910	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272,353	$64.14 JOD45.480	-50.5%
Average			-40.0%

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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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