Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 18.2% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Burma, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Burma
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Burma
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
Burma
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
Burma
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Burma
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
|
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