Cost of living comparison
Burma is 98.6% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,652.11
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,920.75
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,222.91
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,816.14
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,557.74
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,656.03
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,668.21
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,583.47
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,374.03
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,662.84
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,036.69
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,435.99
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,021.06
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,638.25
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,932.29
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,476.78
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,969.00
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS207,191,759.04
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,559.15
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,838.80
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,486,299.32
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,524,242.26
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,978.59
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,527,357.72
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,946,970.51
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,019.91
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,700.00
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,727.98
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,872.86
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,722.70
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS335,292.18
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,682.62
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,031,355.14
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS713,641.05
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
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