Cost of living comparison
Burma is 40.0% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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