Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 45.2% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 41.0% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 95.3% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 37.7% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Argentina

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries in Argentina are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Argentina. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Argentina.

Argentina vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$14.88 ARS22,584.70	+552.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$12.57 ARS19,080.04	+319.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$2.00 ARS3,030.02	+151.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$1.66 ARS2,520.28	+104.2%
Average			+352.3%

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Burma	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$2.14 ARS3,247.93	+98.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$5.25 ARS7,961.49	+26.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$4.93 ARS7,484.99	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.57 ARS3,894.17	+81.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$3.38 ARS5,126.38	+40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.07 ARS1,629.46	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.95 ARS1,434.39	+98.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.62 ARS935.03	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.10 ARS1,673.58	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.46 ARS700.17	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.43 ARS645.90	-33.9%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 41.0% less for transportation

	Burma	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$4.55 ARS6,900.83	-86.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$27.12 ARS41,171.26	+129.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$26,569.33 ARS40M	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$10.09 ARS15,311.11	+12.1%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 95.3% more for housing

	Burma	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$25.92 ARS39,337.83	+38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$568.71 ARS863K	+101.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$366.42 ARS556K	+86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$85.62 ARS130K	+126.4%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 37.7% less for childcare

	Burma	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$287.55 ARS436K	-22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-50.1%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$3.92 ARS5,945.07	+291.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$3.46 ARS5,246.02	+132.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$3.51 ARS5,321.49	+165.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$35.09 ARS53,253.49	+87.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$7.61 ARS11,545.47	+204.3%
Average			+164.9%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Burma	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$103.07 ARS156K	+15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$74.35 ARS113K	+15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$118.50 ARS180K	+17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$114.48 ARS174K	-11.7%
Average			+8.4%

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