Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 29.2% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in Armenia
Housing: pay 93.9% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 13.7% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 29.3% less in Armenia

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

Armenia vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+440.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+226.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.04 AMD376.48	+30.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.56 AMD202.54	-31.2%
Average			+220.0%

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Burma	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$0.62 AMD223.68	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.39 AMD865.30	+69.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	+68.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$0.49 AMD176.88	-75.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.71 AMD256.60	+48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.62 AMD225.88	-49.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$0.86 AMD313.09	+0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.29 AMD105.30	-66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.26 AMD95.09	-59.2%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 33.8% less for transportation

	Burma	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	-82.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	+107.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	-30.4%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 93.9% more for housing

	Burma	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$552.86 AMD200K	+96.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$392.70 AMD142K	+100.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	+114.6%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 13.7% less for childcare

	Burma	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$308.72 AMD112K	-16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$10,253.80 AMD4M	-10.7%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$2.23 AMD806.95	+122.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.61 AMD943.19	+75.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$2.36 AMD854.72	+78.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	+140.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	+122.2%
Average			+111.7%

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pay 29.3% less for clothing

	Burma	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	-38.7%
Average			-29.3%

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