Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 57.0% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Burma, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
Burma
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 59.8% less for transportation
Burma
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Burma
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Burma
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Burma
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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