Burma is 45.7% more expensive than Philippines.

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

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

 
Philippines
Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.60
₱211.24
$2.54
MMK5,318
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.18
₱186.57
$6.79
MMK14,235
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
₱42.87
$0.73
MMK1,534

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

 
Philippines
Burma
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
₱68.57
$1.06
MMK2,215
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.38
₱198.30
$4.44
MMK9,309
Milk (1 gallon) $6.61
₱388.59
$5.93
MMK12,432

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Philippines
Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
₱248.10
$18.28
MMK38,352
Monthly public transit pass $11.49
₱675.07
$9.83
MMK20,621
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,375.77
₱1,549,424.62
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060

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pay 36.1% more for housing

 
Philippines
Burma
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.28
₱1,720.20
$67.88
MMK142,420
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $242.58
₱14,250.45
$363.80
MMK763,252
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $157.31
₱9,241.24
$206.29
MMK432,792

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pay 37.5% more for childcare

 
Philippines
Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $165.07
₱9,697.16
$183.10
MMK384,144
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,295.45
₱311,077.00
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613

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pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Philippines
Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
₱72.28
$0.95
MMK1,983
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.19
₱128.49
$1.68
MMK3,515
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
₱150.70
$1.29
MMK2,711

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Philippines
Burma
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.44
₱2,081.79
$42.82
MMK89,835
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.98
₱1,350.01
$66.55
MMK139,619
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.92
₱3,813.39
$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: November 2024
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