Cost of living comparison
Burma is 44.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Burma instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 85.3% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 32.4% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
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