Cost of living comparison
Burma is 71.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Burma instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,281
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,015
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,160
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,946
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,099
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,526
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,345
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,802
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,283
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,158
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,040
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,108
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,694
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,109
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,802
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA648,173
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,202
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,348
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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