Cost of living comparison
Burma is 26.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Burma instead of Germany, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Germany
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Germany
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Germany
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 23.2% more for childcare
Germany
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
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