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=== Living ===
'''UPD February 2013''': Still same price range of the 'licensed hotels', BUT! In rural areas the locals are usually so confused and surprised to see you that they obviously don't care about any license and check you into any guesthouse for a local price (2000 kyats), although they will try to show you the fancier rooms first. They also get freaked out when you try to camp on the beach or outside of the village.
Some places that are popular pilgrimage sites (Kyaiktiyo - the Golden Rock Pagoda) have '''free accommodation'''. Check out Sea Sar restaurant/hotel. They allow you to sleep on bamboo mats in the restaurant hall for free. Showers are available for 200 kyats across the road. Their food is lovely too.
Myanmar is maybe (beside Singapore) one of the most expensive countries in South East Asia. 10$ Budget a day is very tight (guesthouses usually take 6-8$ per night for the cheapest rooms), with 15$ you can go around easily and with 20$ you don´t need to worry about money. All the prices you will find in the internet, or in the guidebooks are not valid anymore. Everything is much more expensive (40% more for food, +2-4$ for accomodation in September 2011). Also the exchange rate is changing enormously. In 2010 you could get for 1$ around 1000 Kyat. In August-September 2011 it was between 650-750 Kyat for 1$. The rate is changing constantly and can vary in from 50 to 100 Kyat within 24 hours. Be careful with money exchange, don´t make a adeal with people that offer you exchange on the street. In Yangon the gem market is a good place with fair and stabile exchange rates.
