Cost of living comparison
Burma is 71.8% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Burma instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 81.2% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 46.1% more for housing
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
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