Cost of living comparison
Burma is 3.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Burma instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
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