Cost of living comparison
Burma is 99.0% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 71.3% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
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