Cost of living comparison
Burma is 27.0% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,744.86
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,495.33
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD350.89
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD168.07
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD216.54
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,430.44
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,843.04
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD782.64
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,057.43
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.41
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD317.68
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.80
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD277.16
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.75
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD115.20
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,722.38
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,166.11
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD9,981,306.26
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,297.57
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
Armenia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,825.55
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD256,855.38
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,007.66
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,473.71
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,146.40
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,166,133.68
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD529.01
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD931.84
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD743.61
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,862.31
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD1,996.26
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,365.62
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,437.81
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,141.90
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,150.33
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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