Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 37.0% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Burma, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Burma
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Burma
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Burma
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Burma
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
Burma
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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