Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.6 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Burma, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burma
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Burma
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Burma
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Burma
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
|
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