Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.1 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 80.9% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
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