Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 62.6% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Burma
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
|
pay 74.1% more for transportation
Burma
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Burma
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
Burma
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Burma
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
|
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