Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 14.9% cheaper than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.4% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 42.7% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 60.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 27.0% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 57.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 46.4% less in Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.4% more for restaurants

	Burma	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$4.57 KGS400.01	+100.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$7.49 KGS655.01	+149.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$0.71 KGS61.67	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.32 KGS27.63	-61.2%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 42.7% less for groceries

	Burma	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$0.33 KGS28.81	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$3.22 KGS281.41	-22.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$3.31 KGS289.27	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$1.62 KGS141.38	+14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$1.83 KGS159.89	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$0.43 KGS37.40	-78.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.72 KGS62.70	+50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.98 KGS85.48	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$0.59 KGS51.69	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.25 KGS21.95	-71.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.21 KGS18.48	-67.2%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 60.2% less for transportation

	Burma	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$3.84 KGS335.91	-88.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	+0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$24,144.21 KGS2M	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$3.76 KGS328.71	-58.2%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 27.0% more for housing

	Burma	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$10.29 KGS899.74	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	+41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	+46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	-13.6%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 57.3% less for childcare

	Burma	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$4,862.35 KGS425K	-57.7%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$1.22 KGS106.67	+22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.02 KGS176.62	+35.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$1.96 KGS171.67	+48.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	+106.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$4.57 KGS400.01	+83.0%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 46.4% less for clothing

	Burma	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	-38.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	-54.8%
Average			-46.4%

Burma vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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