Cost of living comparison
Burma is 30.1% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Burma instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,652.37
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,062.35
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF424.38
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF348.34
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF407.33
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,824.79
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,250.77
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF819.33
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF778.97
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF229.73
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF234.08
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF249.03
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF499.66
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF159.81
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF159.32
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF1,971.44
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,676.98
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF7,895,084.74
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,729.95
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,914.64
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF128,473.48
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF100,991.33
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF39,823.30
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF78,612.05
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,646,128.18
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF568.58
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF614.96
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,027.33
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,278.45
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,061.83
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF20,844.04
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,533.23
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,106.23
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,580.11
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
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