Cost of living comparison
Burma is 23.6% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Burma instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
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