Cost of living comparison
Burma is 0.4% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Burma instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
|
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