Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
|
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