Cost of living comparison
Burma is 32.6% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Burma instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.36
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.61
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.08
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.58
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.61
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.59
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.90
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Brunei
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND669.32
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND752.47
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND336.17
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.11
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.31
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.53
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.20
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
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