Cost of living comparison
Albania is 0.5% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Albania instead of Burma, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Burma
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
|
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