Cost of living comparison

Burma

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Guinea-Bissau vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 53.7% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 34.6% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 14.0% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 47.6% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 13.7% more in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Burma. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 93.3% more for restaurants

	Burma	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.54 MMK5,318	$4.90 F CFA2,858	+93.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.79 MMK14,235	$9.43 F CFA5,497	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MMK1,534	$1.31 F CFA762	+78.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MMK1,308	$1.63 F CFA953	+162.1%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 34.6% more for groceries

	Burma	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 MMK2,215	$0.90 F CFA525	-14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 MMK9,309	$7.28 F CFA4,242	+64.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.93 MMK12,432	$6.18 F CFA3,606	+4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 MMK2,690	$4.90 F CFA2,858	+282.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MMK5,569	$5.93 F CFA3,457	+123.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 MMK4,518	$1.85 F CFA1,080	-14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK985	$0.44 F CFA259	-5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MMK2,046	$1.85 F CFA1,080	+90.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MMK1,887	$0.07 F CFA43	-91.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MMK2,066	$0.59 F CFA346	-39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 MMK1,523	$0.59 F CFA346	-18.3%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 14.0% more for transportation

	Burma	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$18.28 MMK38,352	$4.52 F CFA2,635	-75.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.83 MMK20,621	$25.57 F CFA14,909	+160.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	$32,027.10 F CFA18,673,308	-15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.99 MMK16,770	$6.94 F CFA4,049	-13.1%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 47.6% more for housing

	Burma	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.88 MMK142,420	$45.27 F CFA26,394	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.80 MMK763,252	$433.95 F CFA253,016	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.29 MMK432,792	$225.47 F CFA131,460	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.72 MMK53,967	$75.86 F CFA44,230	+194.9%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Burma	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.10 MMK384,144	$765.65 F CFA446,409	+318.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,690.47 MMK18,232,613	$2,307.50 F CFA1,345,383	-73.4%
Average			+122.4%

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pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 MMK1,983	$1.55 F CFA905	+64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MMK3,515	$2.04 F CFA1,191	+21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.29 MMK2,711	$1.63 F CFA953	+26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.95 MMK41,850	$57.19 F CFA33,342	+186.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 MMK6,630	$1.63 F CFA953	-48.3%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 13.7% more for clothing

	Burma	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.82 MMK89,835	$89.86 F CFA52,395	+109.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.55 MMK139,619	$57.19 F CFA33,342	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.27 MMK187,294	$81.69 F CFA47,632	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.68 MMK330,815	$106.20 F CFA61,921	-32.6%
Average			+13.7%

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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: May 2025

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