Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.2 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Canada instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,110
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,218
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K710
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 75.3% more for groceries
Burma
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,132
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,461
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,615
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,793
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,046
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,521
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,731
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,931
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,847
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
Burma
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,535
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
Burma
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,328
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,012
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,220
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Burma
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,806
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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