Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 47.7% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 65.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 52.6% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	Burma	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.54 MMK5,318	$9.93 MX$202.34	+291.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.79 MMK14,235	$7.45 MX$151.76	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MMK1,534	$1.08 MX$22.00	+47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MMK1,308	$0.77 MX$15.75	+24.0%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Burma	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 MMK2,215	$2.45 MX$49.97	+132.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 MMK9,309	$4.87 MX$99.18	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.93 MMK12,432	$5.51 MX$112.24	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 MMK2,690	$2.18 MX$44.48	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MMK5,569	$3.57 MX$72.77	+34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 MMK4,518	$1.22 MX$24.90	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MMK985	$0.67 MX$13.64	+42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MMK2,046	$0.80 MX$16.28	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MMK1,887	$0.83 MX$16.86	-8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MMK2,066	$0.85 MX$17.34	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 MMK1,523	$0.83 MX$16.87	+14.0%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Burma	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$18.28 MMK38,352	$4.64 MX$94.51	-74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.83 MMK20,621	$17.87 MX$364.22	+81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-51.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.99 MMK16,770	$3.47 MX$70.82	-56.5%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 65.8% more for housing

	Burma	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.88 MMK142,420	$24.38 MX$496.88	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.80 MMK763,252	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	+145.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.29 MMK432,792	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	+163.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.72 MMK53,967	$30.31 MX$617.78	+17.8%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 52.6% more for childcare

	Burma	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.10 MMK384,144	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+108.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,690.47 MMK18,232,613	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	-3.0%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 MMK1,983	$2.73 MX$55.64	+188.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MMK3,515	$3.01 MX$61.27	+79.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.29 MMK2,711	$3.92 MX$79.93	+203.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.95 MMK41,850	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	+169.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 MMK6,630	$4.96 MX$101.17	+57.1%
Average			+139.6%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Burma	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.82 MMK89,835	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	+31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.55 MMK139,619	$41.06 MX$836.83	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.27 MMK187,294	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.68 MMK330,815	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	-41.7%
Average			-11.3%

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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: April 2025

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