Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 31.7% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Burma, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 83.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Burma
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Burma
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Burma
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Burma
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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