Cost of living comparison
Burma is 27.6% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Burma instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
|
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