Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 27.1% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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