Cost of living comparison
Burma is 26.4% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Burma instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Denmark
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 78.1% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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