Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 6.4% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 58.5% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$7.08
AMD2,739.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$6.44
AMD2,490.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.91
AMD350.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.43
AMD167.74
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Burma
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.56
AMD216.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$3.69
AMD1,427.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$4.75
AMD1,839.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.02
AMD781.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.73
AMD1,055.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.56
AMD216.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.82
AMD317.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.71
AMD276.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.34
AMD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.30
AMD114.98
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Burma
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$4.44
AMD1,719.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$10.75
AMD4,157.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,961,737.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$3.35
AMD1,295.03
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
Burma
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$17.61
AMD6,812.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$662.62
AMD256,351.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$469.53
AMD181,650.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$86.35
AMD33,408.08
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
Burma
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$180.96
AMD70,008.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,159,926.46
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$1.36
AMD527.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$2.40
AMD930.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$1.92
AMD742.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$51.24
AMD19,823.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$5.15
AMD1,992.35
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Burma
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$68.02
AMD26,313.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$52.72
AMD20,397.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$98.40
AMD38,067.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$88.10
AMD34,083.37
|
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