Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 89.0% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$10.28
FCFA6,264
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$10.30
FCFA6,273
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$2.04
FCFA1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$1.36
FCFA826
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
Burma
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.83
FCFA1,117
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$5.38
FCFA3,274
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$6.92
FCFA4,216
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$3.50
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.67
FCFA1,626
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.59
FCFA968
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$1.14
FCFA695
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$1.78
FCFA1,085
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.91
FCFA553
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$1.04
FCFA634
|
|
pay 47.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$3.88
FCFA2,364
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$30.00
FCFA18,275
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,358,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Burma
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$1,000.79
FCFA609,634
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$275.00
FCFA167,517
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$250.06
FCFA152,322
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Burma
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$775.00
FCFA472,095
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,507,743
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$1.08
FCFA660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$3.32
FCFA2,020
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$2.67
FCFA1,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$60.03
FCFA36,568
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$6.67
FCFA4,064
|
|
pay 56.1% more for clothing
Burma
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$57.50
FCFA35,026
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$69.73
FCFA42,476
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$117.50
FCFA71,576
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$190.16
FCFA115,835
|
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