Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Montserrat, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Montserrat
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Burma
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.34
MMK711
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Montserrat
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Montserrat
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Montserrat
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Montserrat
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Montserrat
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Montserrat
|
Burma
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.67
MMK186,042
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