Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 36.0% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Burma, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Burma
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
Burma
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
Burma
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Burma
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Burma
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
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