Cost of living comparison
Burma is 51.0% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Burma instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.67
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.94
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.51
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.41
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.68
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.48
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.57
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,108.38
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.19
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.54
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,430.99
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,303.48
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.82
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,574.44
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,731.18
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.70
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.24
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.16
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.89
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.51
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.37
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.58
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.80
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
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