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title: "Cost of Living in Myanmar vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Myanmar is about 86% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.142, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Myanmar, on the Penn World Table figure alone — the sources disagree, and why is explained."
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Purchasing Power Parity · Myanmar

# Cost of living in 🇲🇲 Myanmar vs the United States

Myanmar has a US-relative price level of **0.142** (US = 1.0) — about 86% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2023.

## What US salaries are worth in Myanmar

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $352,113 | $7,100 |
| $80,000 | $563,380 | $11,360 |
| $120,000 | $845,070 | $17,040 |
| $180,000 | $1,267,606 | $25,560 |
| $250,000 | $1,760,563 | $35,500 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=MM).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Myanmar's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

These sources disagree — the figure above is the Penn World Table figure alone, decided by a person, not a blend.

Exchange regime: multiple rates. The Central Bank of Myanmar's reference rate has been held at 2,100 kyat per dollar while the online-platform and market rates ran 2,900-3,300 and beyond; the World Bank's June 2025 Myanmar Economic Monitor says 'the existence of multiple exchange rates continues to distort prices and deter investment'. The World Bank official-rate series stops in 2020, so its price level (0.257, 2020) is both stale and official-rate based. Penn World Table (0.142, 2023) is preferred.

Checked 2026-09-09 against the sources named in the register.

Consensus (median) 0.142 2023

World Bank — GDP 0.257 2020

IMF (WEO) 0.257 2020

Penn World Table 0.142 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.315 2020

CIA Factbook (coverage) 0.227 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇪🇬 Egypt](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/egypt/) — price level 0.154
- [🇳🇬 Nigeria](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/nigeria/) — price level 0.128
- [🇸🇾 Syria](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/syria/) — price level 0.156
- [🇱🇦 Laos](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/laos/) — price level 0.216
- [🇵🇰 Pakistan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/pakistan/) — price level 0.217

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## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Myanmar compared to the United States?**: Myanmar has a price level of 0.142 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 86% cheaper than the United States), based on the Penn World Table figure alone — the sources disagree and a curated exchange-regime register names the one to believe, reference year 2023.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Myanmar?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $704,225 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Myanmar; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $14,200.
- **Where does the Myanmar cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, refreshed at build time. For Myanmar the sources disagree (multiple rates): The Central Bank of Myanmar's reference rate has been held at 2,100 kyat per dollar while the online-platform and market rates ran 2,900-3,300 and beyond; the World Bank's June 2025 Myanmar Economic Monitor says 'the existence of multiple exchange rates continues to distort prices and deter investment'. The World Bank official-rate series stops in 2020, so its price level (0.257, 2020) is both stale and official-rate based. Penn World Table (0.142, 2023) is preferred.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=MM.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/myanmar/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=MM