Cost of living comparison
Burma is 21.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Burma instead of Malta, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Malta
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Malta
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Malta
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Malta
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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