Cost of living comparison
Burma is 33.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Burma instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
$2.92
K6,108
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$6.00
K12,570
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.58
K1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.34
K709
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$4.84
K10,130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$5.47
K11,458
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.68
K5,614
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.86
K1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.98
K2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.73
K1,520
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$2.73
K5,730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
$17.15
K35,923
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
$27,500.00
K57,610,345
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
$9.47
K19,842
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
$71.23
K149,218
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
$602.64
K1,262,474
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
$320.96
K672,383
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
$69.50
K145,591
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
$482.50
K1,010,800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
$11,680.00
K24,468,685
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.07
K4,327
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$1.43
K3,001
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
$34.84
K72,995
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$3.92
K8,218
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
$40.27
K84,361
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
$47.60
K99,727
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
$97.17
K203,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
$88.67
K185,764
|
|
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