Cost of living comparison
Burma is 93.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Colombia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 57.8% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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