Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 31.2% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
Burma
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
Burma
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Burma
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Burma
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Burma
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
|
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