Cost of living comparison
Burma is 19.8% cheaper than Arkansas.
If you lived in Burma instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Arkansas
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.50
|
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Arkansas
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
|
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.16
|
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Arkansas
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,168.47
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.71
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Arkansas
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.71
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.70
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$925.50
|
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.25
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
Arkansas
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,088.01
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,150.00
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Arkansas
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
|
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
|
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
|
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.62
|
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Arkansas
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.82
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.49
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.98
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.10
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
|
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