Cost of living comparison

 Lebanon
compared to
 Burma
Burma vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 25.6% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants
pay 43.4% less in Burma
Groceries
pay 84.3% more in Burma
Transportation
pay 86.0% more in Burma
Housing
pay 4.1% less in Burma
Childcare
pay 86.0% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.7% less in Burma
Clothing
pay 14.1% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 43.4% less for restaurants

 
Lebanon
Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.00
LBP627,200
$2.54
MMK5,318
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
LBP684,454
$6.79
MMK14,235
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.59
LBP142,400
$0.73
MMK1,534

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pay 84.3% more for groceries

 
Lebanon
Burma
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
LBP55,810
$1.06
MMK2,215
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
LBP372,213
$4.44
MMK9,309
Milk (1 gallon) $5.55
LBP497,671
$5.93
MMK12,432

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pay 86.0% more for transportation

 
Lebanon
Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.49
LBP312,763
$18.28
MMK38,352
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
LBP6,720,000
$9.83
MMK20,621
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060

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pay 4.1% less for housing

 
Lebanon
Burma
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
$67.88
MMK142,420
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $494.12
LBP44,272,941
$363.80
MMK763,252
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $254.69
LBP22,820,000
$206.29
MMK432,792

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pay 86.0% more for childcare

 
Lebanon
Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $209.17
LBP18,741,333
$183.10
MMK384,144
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lebanon
Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
LBP268,800
$0.95
MMK1,983
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.90
LBP170,240
$1.68
MMK3,515
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
LBP179,200
$1.29
MMK2,711

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

 
Lebanon
Burma
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
$42.82
MMK89,835
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
$66.55
MMK139,619
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
$89.27
MMK187,294

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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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