Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.4 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Israel instead of Burma, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$17.90
₪68.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$14.39
₪55.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$2.50
₪9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$1.91
₪7.31
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$2.15
₪8.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$6.33
₪24.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$6.35
₪24.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$3.67
₪14.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$4.41
₪16.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$1.35
₪5.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$1.01
₪3.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.78
₪2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$0.80
₪3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.57
₪2.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.54
₪2.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$7.29
₪27.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$56.84
₪217.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$38,263.55
₪146,369.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$16.01
₪61.23
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$27.44
₪104.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$937.71
₪3,587.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$781.37
₪2,988.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$174.52
₪667.60
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$818.87
₪3,132.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$8,820.34
₪33,740.52
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$7.83
₪29.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$3.48
₪13.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$9.79
₪37.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$63.71
₪243.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$11.62
₪44.46
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$86.13
₪329.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$53.49
₪204.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$109.65
₪419.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$124.42
₪475.93
|
|
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