Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.9 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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