Cost of living comparison
Burma is 13.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Burma instead of Finland, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
Finland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 32.1% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
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