Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 58.9% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% more in Burma
Groceries: pay 93.2% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 90.7% more in Burma
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Burma
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH300.59	$2.54 MMK5,318	-64.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH250.49	$6.79 MMK14,235	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.81	$0.73 MMK1,534	+17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.80	$0.62 MMK1,308	+54.4%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 93.2% more for groceries

	Kiev	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.51	$1.06 MMK2,215	+39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH180.55	$4.44 MMK9,309	+2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH167.54	$5.93 MMK12,432	+47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.27	$1.28 MMK2,690	-18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.04	$2.65 MMK5,569	+38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.03	$2.15 MMK4,518	+538.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.23	$0.47 MMK985	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.77	$0.98 MMK2,046	+36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.68	$0.90 MMK1,887	-0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.01	$0.98 MMK2,066	+241.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.86	$0.73 MMK1,523	+134.8%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 90.7% more for transportation

	Kiev	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH214.07	$18.28 MMK38,352	+255.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH390.77	$9.83 MMK20,621	+4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,270,994.01	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	+24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH186.37	$7.99 MMK16,770	+78.5%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Kiev	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH239.56	$67.88 MMK142,420	+1079.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,241.00	$363.80 MMK763,252	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,608.65	$206.29 MMK432,792	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,099.81	$25.72 MMK53,967	-65.5%
Average			+233.7%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Kiev	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,554.33	$183.10 MMK384,144	-51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH306,773.57	$8,690.47 MMK18,232,613	+17.9%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.10	$0.95 MMK1,983	-21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.48	$1.68 MMK3,515	+15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH99.19	$1.29 MMK2,711	-45.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,080.32	$19.95 MMK41,850	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH200.39	$3.16 MMK6,630	-34.4%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Kiev	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,780.27	$42.82 MMK89,835	-35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,565.53	$66.55 MMK139,619	+76.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,788.20	$89.27 MMK187,294	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,755.65	$157.68 MMK330,815	+74.7%
Average			+28.5%

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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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