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Burma vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 4.6% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 39.3% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 29.4% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Taiwan	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	$2.10 MMK4,401	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$5.50 MMK11,548	+6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$0.84 MMK1,757	-14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$0.81 MMK1,708	+21.4%
Average			-10.8%

Taiwan vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	$0.99 MMK2,075	-44.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$4.15 MMK8,715	-55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$5.40 MMK11,335	-54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$1.29 MMK2,712	-50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$2.64 MMK5,540	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	$1.99 MMK4,177	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	$0.47 MMK991	-52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	$1.23 MMK2,587	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	$0.77 MMK1,619	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	$0.63 MMK1,317	-47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	$0.53 MMK1,114	-48.3%
Average			-39.3%

Taiwan vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Taiwan	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	$34.06 MMK71,520	+800.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$10.00 MMK20,997	-70.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	-16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$8.03 MMK16,870	-12.5%
Average			+175.3%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Taiwan	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$22.48 MMK47,204	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$287.80 MMK604,294	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$143.79 MMK301,921	-51.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	$33.01 MMK69,312	-39.8%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	$251.69 MMK528,477	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	-36.4%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	$0.90 MMK1,890	-54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$1.52 MMK3,190	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$1.32 MMK2,770	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$22.59 MMK47,434	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$2.60 MMK5,459	-74.1%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$62.11 MMK130,421	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$64.37 MMK135,149	+106.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	$92.26 MMK193,726	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$129.71 MMK272,353	+34.7%
Average			+38.0%

Taiwan 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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