Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 8.3% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Burma, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Burma
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Burma
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Burma
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Burma
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Burma
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
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