Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Burma instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 70.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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