Cost of living comparison

Alaska, USA

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Alaska Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 66.6% cheaper than Alaska.

Restaurants: pay 85.4% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Burma
Housing: pay 84.4% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.3% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Burma

The cost of transportation and clothing in Burma are more expensive than in Alaska. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Burma.

Burma vs. Alaska Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Alaska, you would:

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pay 85.4% less for restaurants

	Alaska	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.25	$2.28 MMK4,788	-92.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.16	$3.00 MMK6,300	-78.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92	$0.79 MMK1,668	-72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24	$0.81 MMK1,708	-63.7%
Average			-85.4%

Alaska vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Alaska	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$4.90	$1.08 MMK2,263	-78.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.48	$4.15 MMK8,716	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83	$5.14 MMK10,784	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.61	$1.41 MMK2,964	-69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.88	$2.41 MMK5,064	-59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.21	$1.99 MMK4,177	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07	$0.48 MMK1,001	-55.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.08	$1.23 MMK2,588	-40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34	$0.86 MMK1,810	-63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45	$0.87 MMK1,830	-39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46	$0.64 MMK1,353	-55.9%
Average			-53.3%

Alaska vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Alaska	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.45	$34.52 MMK72,482	+675.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50	$11.83 MMK24,840	-72.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,620.00	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.16	$9.00 MMK18,900	-50.4%
Average			+40.6%

Alaska vs. Burma - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.4% less for housing

	Alaska	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.76	$18.72 MMK39,315	-85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.72	$281.90 MMK592K	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,400.57	$196.13 MMK412K	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$251.98	$37.83 MMK79,431	-85.0%
Average			-84.4%

Alaska vs. Burma - Cost of housing

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Alaska	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,408.43	$369.96 MMK777K	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,350.00	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+11.0%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 82.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Alaska	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.81	$1.00 MMK2,100	-85.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.85	$1.49 MMK3,123	-74.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.51	$1.32 MMK2,771	-90.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.40	$18.76 MMK39,398	-82.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.88	$2.50 MMK5,250	-80.6%
Average			-82.3%

Alaska vs. Burma - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Alaska	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.47	$89.36 MMK188K	+52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.50	$64.37 MMK135K	+44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.25	$100.83 MMK212K	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.33	$129.71 MMK272K	+6.0%
Average			+23.6%

Alaska vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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