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Burma vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 34.5% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% more in Burma
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 91.6% more in Burma
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 37.2% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$2.10 MMK4,401	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$5.50 MMK11,548
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$0.84 MMK1,757	+40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.81 MMK1,708	+95.4%
Average			+21.5%

Zimbabwe vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$0.99 MMK2,075	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$4.15 MMK8,715	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$5.40 MMK11,335	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$1.29 MMK2,712	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$2.64 MMK5,540	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$1.99 MMK4,177	+83.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.47 MMK991	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$1.23 MMK2,587	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.77 MMK1,619	+26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.63 MMK1,317	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.53 MMK1,114	-33.8%
Average			-0.5%

Zimbabwe vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 91.6% more for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$34.06 MMK71,520	+475.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$10.00 MMK20,997	-76.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$30,000.00 MMK62,991,000	+27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$8.03 MMK16,870	-59.8%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$22.48 MMK47,204	-85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$287.80 MMK604,294	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$143.79 MMK301,921	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$33.01 MMK69,312	-44.2%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 37.2% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$251.69 MMK528,477	+8.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$10,607.14 MMK22,271,812	+65.6%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$0.90 MMK1,890	-44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$1.52 MMK3,190	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$1.32 MMK2,770	-2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$22.59 MMK47,434	-50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$2.60 MMK5,459	-76.9%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$62.11 MMK130,421	+199.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$64.37 MMK135,149	+288.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$92.26 MMK193,726	+89.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$129.71 MMK272,353	+123.0%
Average			+175.0%

Zimbabwe 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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