Cost of living comparison

South Africa

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 22.2% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 49.0% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 52.3% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	South Africa	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 ZAR170.09	$2.28 MMK4,788	-77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 ZAR98.44	$3.00 MMK6,300	-49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.05	$0.79 MMK1,668	-26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR13.91	$0.81 MMK1,708	-2.6%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	South Africa	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR17.76	$1.08 MMK2,263	+1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 ZAR67.99	$4.15 MMK8,716	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZAR76.23	$5.14 MMK10,784	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 ZAR42.69	$1.41 MMK2,964	-44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 ZAR38.53	$2.41 MMK5,064	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 ZAR13.53	$1.99 MMK4,177	+144.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.25	$0.48 MMK1,001	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.07	$1.23 MMK2,588	+57.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.83	$0.86 MMK1,810	+11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR10.73	$0.87 MMK1,830	+35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR10.96	$0.64 MMK1,353	-2.1%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	South Africa	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 ZAR91.41	$34.52 MMK72,482	+528.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.15 ZAR1,085.05	$11.83 MMK24,840	-81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,517.32 ZAR542K	$30,000.00 MMK63M	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ZAR122.38	$9.00 MMK18,900	+22.5%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 49.0% less for housing

	South Africa	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.93 ZAR648.44	$18.72 MMK39,315	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.37 ZAR7,017.97	$281.90 MMK592K	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$369.24 ZAR6,149.80	$196.13 MMK412K	-46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.57 ZAR1,758.25	$37.83 MMK79,431	-64.2%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	South Africa	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.53 ZAR3,323.26	$369.96 MMK777K	+85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,917.78 ZAR81,906.05	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+133.6%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ZAR37.49	$1.00 MMK2,100	-55.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ZAR37.54	$1.49 MMK3,123	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.16 ZAR52.64	$1.32 MMK2,771	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 ZAR526.14	$18.76 MMK39,398	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.32 ZAR121.88	$2.50 MMK5,250	-65.8%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 52.3% more for clothing

	South Africa	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.66 ZAR877.03	$89.36 MMK188K	+69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.13 ZAR568.42	$64.37 MMK135K	+88.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.75 ZAR1,661.36	$100.83 MMK212K	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.61 ZAR1,442.45	$129.71 MMK272K	+49.8%
Average			+52.3%

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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: October 2026

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