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Burma vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 22.5% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 12.2% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Burma
Childcare: pay 16.3% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.0% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$2.54 MMK5,318	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$6.79 MMK14,235	+39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.73 MMK1,534	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.62 MMK1,308	+19.4%
Average			-1.0%

Mongolia vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.2% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.06 MMK2,215	+14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$4.44 MMK9,309	-35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.93 MMK12,432	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$1.28 MMK2,690	-42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.65 MMK5,569	+29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$2.15 MMK4,518	+27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.47 MMK985	-64.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.98 MMK2,046	-49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.90 MMK1,887	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.98 MMK2,066	+222.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.73 MMK1,523	+59.4%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$18.28 MMK38,352	+357.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$9.83 MMK20,621	+21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$7.99 MMK16,770	+50.9%
Average			+113.7%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Mongolia	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$67.88 MMK142,420	+363.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$363.80 MMK763,252	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$206.29 MMK432,792	-51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$25.72 MMK53,967	-56.1%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 16.3% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$183.10 MMK384,144	+19.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$8,690.47 MMK18,232,613	+13.0%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$0.95 MMK1,983	-46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$1.68 MMK3,515	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.29 MMK2,711	-26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$19.95 MMK41,850	-66.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$3.16 MMK6,630	-30.7%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Mongolia	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$42.82 MMK89,835	-35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$66.55 MMK139,619	+31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$89.27 MMK187,294	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$157.68 MMK330,815	+10.9%
Average			+2.0%

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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: January 2025

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