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Burma vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 69.8% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% more in Burma
Groceries: pay 47.2% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 6.3% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 58.9% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.8% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,905	$2.10 MMK4,401	-47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,985	$5.50 MMK11,548	+6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,765	$0.84 MMK1,757	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,393	$0.81 MMK1,708	+67.1%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 47.2% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,229	$0.99 MMK2,075	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG24,338	$4.15 MMK8,715	+18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG24,542	$5.40 MMK11,335	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,597	$1.29 MMK2,712	-28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,518	$2.64 MMK5,540	+74.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,566	$1.99 MMK4,177	+111.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,825	$0.47 MMK991	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,813	$1.23 MMK2,587	+205.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,115	$0.77 MMK1,619	+5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,184	$0.63 MMK1,317	+37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,855	$0.53 MMK1,114	+29.6%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Paraguay	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG25,165	$34.06 MMK71,520	+843.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG199,299	$10.00 MMK20,997	-65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG107,465,114	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	+94.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG51,681	$8.03 MMK16,870	+8.4%
Average			+220.5%

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pay 6.3% less for housing

	Paraguay	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG117,061	$22.48 MMK47,204	+33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,747,688	$287.80 MMK604,294	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,080,101	$143.79 MMK301,921	-51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG192,175	$33.01 MMK69,312	+19.8%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG843,438	$251.69 MMK528,477	+108.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,561,659	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	+259.7%
Average			+183.9%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,281	$0.90 MMK1,890	-32.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,686	$1.52 MMK3,190	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,793	$1.32 MMK2,770	+4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG186,099	$22.59 MMK47,434	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG38,264	$2.60 MMK5,459	-52.6%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 58.9% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG384,676	$62.11 MMK130,421	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG263,778	$64.37 MMK135,149	+70.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG544,304	$92.26 MMK193,726	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG385,897	$129.71 MMK272,353	+134.4%
Average			+58.9%

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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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