Cost of living comparison
Burma is 7.6% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
|
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