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Burma vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 39.3% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 43.2% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Burma
Housing: pay 64.8% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.7% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$2.10 MMK4,401	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$5.50 MMK11,548	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.84 MMK1,757	-39.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.81 MMK1,708	-26.9%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 43.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$0.99 MMK2,075	-54.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.15 MMK8,715	-66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.40 MMK11,335	-54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$1.29 MMK2,712	-63.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$2.64 MMK5,540	-45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.99 MMK4,177	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.47 MMK991	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.23 MMK2,587	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.77 MMK1,619	-44.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.63 MMK1,317	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.53 MMK1,114	-49.9%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$34.06 MMK71,520	+186.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$10.00 MMK20,997	-85.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$8.03 MMK16,870	-44.7%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 64.8% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$22.48 MMK47,204	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$287.80 MMK604,294	-87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$143.79 MMK301,921	-91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$33.01 MMK69,312	-81.4%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$251.69 MMK528,477	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	-52.3%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 79.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$0.90 MMK1,890	-86.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$1.52 MMK3,190	-71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$1.32 MMK2,770	-89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$22.59 MMK47,434	-71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$2.60 MMK5,459	-79.8%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$62.11 MMK130,421	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$64.37 MMK135,149	+52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$92.26 MMK193,726	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$129.71 MMK272,353	-9.2%
Average			+6.9%

Hong Kong vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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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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