Cost of living comparison
Albania is 0.5% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Albania instead of Burma, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
|
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