Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.7 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 52.7% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 99.7% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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