Cost of living comparison
Burma is 9.6% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Burma instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,016.57
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.40
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.32
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.13
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.69
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.44
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,822.44
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.60
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.70
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.43
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.31
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.03
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.16
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.68
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.30
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.23
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,839.47
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,047,416.09
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,756.41
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 19.7% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,906.93
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,959.03
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,896.54
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,413.60
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,186.39
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,864.16
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.96
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.16
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.03
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,662.09
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,383.40
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 55.2% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,588.13
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,030.53
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,006.76
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,682.03
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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