Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 97.3% more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% more in Burma
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 84.9% more in Burma
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Burma

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Burma are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, childcare, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Burma.

Burma vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.20 PKR609.55	$2.28 MMK4,788	+3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 PKR1,457.54	$3.00 MMK6,300	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR95.17	$0.79 MMK1,668	+131.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR59.84	$0.81 MMK1,708	+276.4%
Average			+3.6%

Pakistan vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Pakistan	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR176.79	$1.08 MMK2,263	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.70 PKR748.06	$4.15 MMK8,716	+53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.11 PKR861.18	$5.14 MMK10,784	+65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR319.26	$1.41 MMK2,964	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 PKR336.17	$2.41 MMK5,064	+98.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR137.93	$1.99 MMK4,177	+299.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.05	$0.48 MMK1,001	+67.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR101.50	$1.23 MMK2,588	+236.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.99	$0.86 MMK1,810	+256.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR38.93	$0.87 MMK1,830	+519.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR49.11	$0.64 MMK1,353	+263.2%
Average			+144.6%

Pakistan vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Pakistan	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 PKR1,291.39	$34.52 MMK72,482	+640.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.52 PKR2,913.94	$11.83 MMK24,840	+12.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,580.47 PKR7M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 PKR1,612.75	$9.00 MMK18,900	+54.5%
Average			+132.9%

Pakistan vs. Burma - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.9% more for housing

	Pakistan	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.11 PKR4,183.35	$18.72 MMK39,315	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$128.29 PKR35,528.57	$281.90 MMK592K	+119.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.06 PKR19,955.04	$196.13 MMK412K	+172.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.54 PKR22,026.55	$37.83 MMK79,431	-52.4%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$39.09 PKR10,825.60	$369.96 MMK777K	+846.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,756.74 PKR486K	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+553.9%
Average			+686.7%

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pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 PKR696.08	$1.00 MMK2,100	-60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR482.70	$1.49 MMK3,123	-14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 PKR535.64	$1.32 MMK2,771	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.98 PKR4,425.53	$18.76 MMK39,398	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PKR1,207.56	$2.50 MMK5,250	-42.7%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Pakistan	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.59 PKR4,318.50	$89.36 MMK188K	+473.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.51 PKR6,233.91	$64.37 MMK135K	+185.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 PKR18,993.19	$100.83 MMK212K	+47.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.50 PKR8,722.02	$129.71 MMK272K	+311.8%
Average			+215.6%

Pakistan vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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