Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 65.6% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 96.9% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Burma
Childcare: pay 22.3% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 KZT4,167.78	$2.54 MMK5,318	-69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.04 KZT3,042.80	$6.79 MMK14,235	+12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KZT459.31	$0.73 MMK1,534	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 KZT248.37	$0.62 MMK1,308	+26.5%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 96.9% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KZT199.29	$1.06 MMK2,215	+167.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 KZT2,286.07	$4.44 MMK9,309	-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 KZT2,042.28	$5.93 MMK12,432	+46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 KZT767.94	$1.28 MMK2,690	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KZT1,050.03	$2.65 MMK5,569	+27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 KZT294.80	$2.15 MMK4,518	+268.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT416.52	$0.47 MMK985	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 KZT431.09	$0.98 MMK2,046	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT415.17	$0.90 MMK1,887	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KZT114.77	$0.98 MMK2,066	+332.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT100.75	$0.73 MMK1,523	+263.0%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 KZT928.41	$18.28 MMK38,352	+892.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.74 KZT7,428.91	$9.83 MMK20,621	-33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,631.50 KZT10,901,034.60	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	+75.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 KZT2,788.39	$7.99 MMK16,770	+44.5%
Average			+244.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.58 KZT5,835.07	$67.88 MMK142,420	+486.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.54 KZT174,129.80	$363.80 MMK763,252	+5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.07 KZT125,012.97	$206.29 MMK432,792	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.43 KZT18,359.93	$25.72 MMK53,967	-29.4%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 22.3% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.89 KZT103,254.11	$183.10 MMK384,144	-10.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,596.30 KZT2,820,215.92	$8,690.47 MMK18,232,613	+55.3%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 KZT601.34	$0.95 MMK1,983	-20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 KZT993.14	$1.68 MMK3,515	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 KZT974.69	$1.29 MMK2,711	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.19 KZT18,740.11	$19.95 MMK41,850	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 KZT2,249.03	$3.16 MMK6,630	-29.2%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.88 KZT35,719.86	$42.82 MMK89,835	-39.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.23 KZT21,786.01	$66.55 MMK139,619	+53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.08 KZT48,922.81	$89.27 MMK187,294	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.68 KZT40,658.38	$157.68 MMK330,815	+95.4%
Average			+25.4%

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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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