Cost of living comparison
Burma is 35.0% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Burma instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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