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Burma vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 27.7% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 51.7% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 53.7% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 80.1% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 20.3% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.4% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$2.10 MMK4,401	-72.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$5.50 MMK11,548	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.84 MMK1,757	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.81 MMK1,708	+6.7%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 51.7% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$0.99 MMK2,075	+64.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$4.15 MMK8,715	+5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$5.40 MMK11,335	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$1.29 MMK2,712	-44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$2.64 MMK5,540	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.99 MMK4,177	+190.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.47 MMK991	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$1.23 MMK2,587	+202.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.77 MMK1,619	+66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.63 MMK1,317	+90.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.53 MMK1,114	+18.1%
Average			+51.7%

Lebanon vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Lebanon	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$34.06 MMK71,520	+891.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$10.00 MMK20,997	-86.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	+4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$8.03 MMK16,870	-49.8%
Average			+189.8%

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pay 53.7% less for housing

	Lebanon	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$22.48 MMK47,204	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$287.80 MMK604,294	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$143.79 MMK301,921	-48.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$33.01 MMK69,312	-76.3%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 80.1% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$251.69 MMK528,477	+1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	+159.1%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$0.90 MMK1,890	-77.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$1.52 MMK3,190	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$1.32 MMK2,770	-47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$22.59 MMK47,434	-47.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$2.60 MMK5,459	-68.5%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 20.3% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$62.11 MMK130,421	+16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$64.37 MMK135,149	+28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$92.26 MMK193,726	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$129.71 MMK272,353	+45.9%
Average			+20.3%

Lebanon 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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