Cost of living comparison
Burma is 31.5% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Burma instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
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