Cost of living comparison
Burma is 31.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Burma instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
|
pay 94.6% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
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