Cost of living comparison
Burma is 0.2% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Burma instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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