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Burma vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 8.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 78.8% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 53.6% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.1% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 57.3% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 18.9% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.12	$2.10 MMK4,401	-88.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$5.50 MMK11,548	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$0.84 MMK1,757	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$0.81 MMK1,708	+15.4%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$0.99 MMK2,075	-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.35	$4.15 MMK8,715	+15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.06	$5.40 MMK11,335	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.05	$1.29 MMK2,712	-67.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.46	$2.64 MMK5,540	-27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.47	$1.99 MMK4,177
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.63	$0.47 MMK991	-64.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.64	$1.23 MMK2,587	-54.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.92	$0.77 MMK1,619	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$0.63 MMK1,317	-60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.03	$0.53 MMK1,114	-55.1%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.96	$34.06 MMK71,520	+707.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	$10.00 MMK20,997	-57.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	+34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$8.03 MMK16,870	-67.7%
Average			+154.1%

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pay 78.8% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$22.48 MMK47,204	-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	$287.80 MMK604,294	-89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	$143.79 MMK301,921	-81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$33.01 MMK69,312	-58.8%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 53.6% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$251.69 MMK528,477	-60.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	+167.3%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.67	$0.90 MMK1,890	-69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.89	$1.52 MMK3,190	-40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.63	$1.32 MMK2,770	-81.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$22.59 MMK47,434	-69.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$2.60 MMK5,459	-74.8%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$62.11 MMK130,421	+99.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$64.37 MMK135,149	+76.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$92.26 MMK193,726	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$129.71 MMK272,353	+32.7%
Average			+57.3%

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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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