Cost of living comparison
Burma is 50.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Burma instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,754.71
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,628.12
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,518.75
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS911.14
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,957.22
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,154.61
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,613.74
|
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,846.48
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,768.42
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,940.14
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,037.94
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS982.00
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,004.72
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS724.66
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,040.75
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,240.69
|
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,105.74
|
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,395,387.43
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,722.99
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS142,004.08
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS775,998.06
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS529,869.13
|
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS91,052.50
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS620,354.70
|
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,710,978.61
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,999.98
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,805.21
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,353.58
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,738.53
|
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,504.34
|
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,683.61
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,833.35
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,956.89
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS124,291.67
|
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
|
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