Cost of living comparison
Burma is 32.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Burma instead of Poland, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
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