Cost of living comparison
Burma is 3.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Burma instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 86.7% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT201.63
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT534.11
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT31.39
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.21
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT64.78
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT419.85
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT310.48
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT127.83
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT115.26
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.44
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.44
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT87.43
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.61
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT14.07
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT26.87
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT422.75
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,860.00
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT4,257,857.87
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT422.22
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,520.39
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,865.15
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT7,221.11
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,994.26
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,668.26
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT124,695.94
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT426.51
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT184.06
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT322.10
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,405.42
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT494.82
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,346.07
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,444.29
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,575.07
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,337.19
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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