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Panama vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Panama is 80.6% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Panama
Groceries: pay 55.0% more in Panama
Transportation: pay 44.6% more in Panama
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Panama
Childcare: pay 16.5% more in Panama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Panama
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Panama

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Panama are more expensive than in Burma. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Panama.

Panama vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Panama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.10 MMK4,401	$8.35 PAB8.35	+298.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 MMK11,548	$7.75 PAB7.75	+40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MMK1,757	$1.37 PAB1.37	+64.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$1.21 PAB1.21	+48.7%
Average			+113.0%

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pay 55.0% more for groceries

	Burma	Panama
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MMK2,075	$2.21 PAB2.21	+123.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,715	$6.02 PAB6.02	+45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 MMK11,335	$6.86 PAB6.86	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 MMK2,712	$2.47 PAB2.47	+91.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 MMK5,540	$3.58 PAB3.58	+35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$2.13 PAB2.13	+7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK991	$0.60 PAB0.60	+26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,587	$1.40 PAB1.40	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MMK1,619	$1.51 PAB1.51	+95.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MMK1,317	$0.96 PAB0.96	+52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MMK1,114	$0.99 PAB0.99	+86.7%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 44.6% more for transportation

	Burma	Panama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.06 MMK71,520	$3.87 PAB3.87	-88.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 MMK20,997	$23.75 PAB23.75	+137.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	$23,416.67 PAB23,416.67	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 MMK16,870	$20.20 PAB20.20	+151.4%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Burma	Panama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.48 MMK47,204	$48.39 PAB48.39	+115.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.80 MMK604,294	$765.94 PAB765.94	+166.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.79 MMK301,921	$630.77 PAB630.77	+338.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.01 MMK69,312	$89.09 PAB89.09	+169.9%
Average			+197.5%

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pay 16.5% more for childcare

	Burma	Panama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.69 MMK528,477	$363.00 PAB363.00	+44.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	$9,411.11 PAB9,411.11	-11.3%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Panama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 MMK1,890	$1.95 PAB1.95	+116.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 MMK3,190	$3.54 PAB3.54	+133.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,770	$5.48 PAB5.48	+315.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.59 MMK47,434	$51.47 PAB51.47	+127.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.60 MMK5,459	$5.97 PAB5.97	+129.5%
Average			+164.5%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Burma	Panama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.11 MMK130,421	$43.33 PAB43.33	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135,149	$34.17 PAB34.17	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.26 MMK193,726	$80.40 PAB80.40	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272,353	$106.46 PAB106.46	-17.9%
Average			-27.0%

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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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