Bagan’s thousands of pagodas, but a civil war is ongoing.
For living1/100
For travel12/100
Key facts
Average net salary$150 /mo
Monthly costs for one person, excl. rent$300 /mo
Meal at a cheap restaurant$2
Traveller daily budget$30 /day
Safety2/10
ClimateTropical
Avg summer temperature+33 °C
Avg winter temperature+25 °C
Best time to visitNovember, December, January, February
Life expectancy67.1
Population54,850,648
Passport of this countryvisa-free to 42 countries
Places worth seeing
- Shwedagon Pagoda: A 99-metre golden stupa, the country’s holiest shrine. Check travel advice before you go.
- Sule Pagoda: A pagoda on a roundabout in the colonial centre.
- Ananda Temple: An 11th-century white temple with four golden Buddhas. Check travel advice before you go.
- Shwesandaw Pagoda: Views over a plain of thousands of temples.
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