Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.1 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Burma instead of Iran, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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