Cost of living comparison
Burma is 38.5% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Burma instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.45
|
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.99
|
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.08
|
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.12
|
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.53
|
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.27
|
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.29
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 63.3% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 72.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.67
|
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.16
|
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.71
|
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.57
|
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.43
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
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