How much is Myanmar? A cost estimation for 14 days

Just back from Myanmar my first post is a cost estimation. I didn’t include the flight because I came from Tokyo. I was travelling with a friend which made it cheap because we were able to share rooms and transportation. All accommodations had breakfast included.

General:
Lunch/Dinner	1500 – 3000 Kyat
Water	200 – 300 Kyat

Yangon (2 nights + 1 nightbus):
Transfer from the airport (at night)	15 $
Shwe Dagon Pagoda	8000 Kyat
National Museum	5000 Kyat
Kandawgyi Lake	2000 Kyat
Transfer Highway Bus Terminal	7000 Kyat per cab
4 Rivers Hostel, 8 Bed Dorm	13 $/Night

Mandalay (2 nights):
Night bus JJ-Express Yangon → Mandalay	18500 Kyat
Transfer from highway bus terminal	6000 Kyat per cab
Entrance fee Mandalay Archaeological Zone	10000 Kyat
Bicycle rent	2 $/day
Camera fee Mandalay Hill	1000 Kyat
Yoe Yoe Lay Hostel, 6 Bed Dorm	10 $/Night
Transfer to ferry terminal	6000 Kyat per cab

Bagan (3 nights):
IWT Boot Mandalay → Nyaung U	15 $
Entrance fee Bagan Archaeological Zone	20 $
Bicycle rent	1 $/day
Day trip to Mount Popa	10 $
Eden Motel, 2-Bed-Room with Bathroom	28 $/Night (for the room)

Inle Lake (2 nights + night bus):
Bus Nyaung U → Nyaung Shwe with transfer from terminal	11000 Kyat
Entrance fee Inle Lake	10 $
Boot tour	15000 Kyat per boot (max. 6 people)
Night bus to Yangon with transfer to the departure terminal and food	20000 Kyat
Aquarius Inn, 2-Bed-Room	18$/night (for the room)

Day trip Bago:
Train ticket Upper Class Roundtrip	2150 Kyat
Several Pagodas*	free

*I read about a 10$ ticket, but there was no place/person to buy it.

Yangon (1 night):
Transfer to the airport	7000 Kyat per taxi

This all sums up to about 320 Dollar. Food and the flight are not included. I’ve always listed the full price for transportation but a lot can be saved by sharing. I paid about 5000 Kyat for food per day, but if you like instant soup you can save a lot because a portion is about 120-200 Kyat.
Please be aware that prices in Myanmar can change pretty fast. Those mentioned above are from January 2015.

I brought Dollar and Euro, the Euros for changing into Kyat. Many guidebooks mention prices in Dollar but there is a change to the local currency in many places. I also saw many ATMs taking Visa and Mastercard. Fees were between 4000 – 5000 Kyat per withdraw.

As always I hope that this estimation helps you making plans.

Don’t Panic!