Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 31.1% cheaper than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.9% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 69.4% more in Burma
Housing: pay 48.8% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 60.5% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 7.8% less in Burma

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

Burma vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.9% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,584.70	$2.28 MMK4,788	-84.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,080.04	$3.00 MMK6,300	-76.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,030.02	$0.79 MMK1,668	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.28	$0.81 MMK1,708	-51.0%
Average			-77.9%

Argentina vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Argentina	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.93	$1.08 MMK2,263	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.49	$4.15 MMK8,716	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.99	$5.14 MMK10,784	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,894.17	$1.41 MMK2,964	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.38	$2.41 MMK5,064	-28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.46	$1.99 MMK4,177	+85.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.39	$0.48 MMK1,001	-49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS935.03	$1.23 MMK2,588	+100.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.58	$0.86 MMK1,810	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.17	$0.87 MMK1,830	+88.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.90	$0.64 MMK1,353	+51.4%
Average			-3.4%

Argentina vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.4% more for transportation

	Argentina	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.83	$34.52 MMK72,482	+659.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,171.26	$11.83 MMK24,840	-56.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,311.11	$9.00 MMK18,900	-10.8%
Average			+69.4%

Argentina vs. Burma - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.8% less for housing

	Argentina	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,337.83	$18.72 MMK39,315	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$281.90 MMK592K	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$196.13 MMK412K	-46.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$37.83 MMK79,431	-55.8%
Average			-48.8%

Argentina vs. Burma - Cost of housing

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pay 60.5% more for childcare

	Argentina	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$369.96 MMK777K	+28.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+100.2%
Average			+60.5%

Argentina vs. Burma - Cost of childcare

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pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,945.07	$1.00 MMK2,100	-74.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,246.02	$1.49 MMK3,123	-57.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.49	$1.32 MMK2,771	-62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,253.49	$18.76 MMK39,398	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,545.47	$2.50 MMK5,250	-67.1%
Average			-62.2%

Argentina vs. Burma - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$89.36 MMK188K	-13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$64.37 MMK135K	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$100.83 MMK212K	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$129.71 MMK272K	+13.3%
Average			-7.8%

Argentina vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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