Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.7 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Australia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,110
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,218
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K710
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Burma
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,132
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,461
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,615
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,793
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,046
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,521
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,731
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,931
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,847
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
Burma
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,535
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 91.4% more for childcare
Burma
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,328
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,012
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,220
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Burma
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,806
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
|
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