Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 19.5% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 58.2% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Burma
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 40.6% less in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.8% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in Burma

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

Burma vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.2% less for restaurants

	Rome	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$2.54 MMK5,318	-84.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.42	$6.79 MMK14,235	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$0.73 MMK1,534	-67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$0.62 MMK1,308	-44.5%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Rome	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$1.06 MMK2,215	-40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$4.44 MMK9,309	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$5.93 MMK12,432	-4.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$1.28 MMK2,690	-65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$2.65 MMK5,569	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$2.15 MMK4,518	+100.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.47 MMK985	-49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.98 MMK2,046	+9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$0.90 MMK1,887	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.98 MMK2,066	+35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.73 MMK1,523	-7.5%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Rome	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$18.28 MMK38,352	+155.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.98	$9.83 MMK20,621	-73.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,560.60	$37,986.21 MMK79,695,060	+41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	$7.99 MMK16,770	-53.4%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Rome	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.90	$67.88 MMK142,420	+130.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,037.87	$363.80 MMK763,252	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.01	$206.29 MMK432,792	-73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.08	$25.72 MMK53,967	-84.6%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 40.6% less for childcare

	Rome	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.43	$183.10 MMK384,144	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,224.67	$8,690.47 MMK18,232,613	-17.2%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$0.95 MMK1,983	-82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$1.68 MMK3,515	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.65	$1.29 MMK2,711	-79.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.28	$19.95 MMK41,850	-65.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.42	$3.16 MMK6,630	-70.5%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.54	$42.82 MMK89,835	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$66.55 MMK139,619	+116.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.85	$89.27 MMK187,294	+15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.97	$157.68 MMK330,815	+54.1%
Average			+37.9%

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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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