Cost of living comparison
Burma is 31.2% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Burma instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 96.5% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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