Cost of living comparison
Burma is 54.6% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 80.7% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
|
pay 53.8% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
|
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