Egypt is 41.3% cheaper than Burma.

If you lived in Egypt instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 17.4% less for restaurants

 
Burma
Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.97
MMK4,134
$3.82
EGP184.45
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.63
MMK13,900
$4.07
EGP196.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
MMK1,521
$0.33
EGP16.08

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

 
Burma
Egypt
Bread
1 loaf
$1.31
MMK2,738
$0.75
EGP36.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.23
MMK10,974
$1.78
EGP86.00
Milk (1 gallon) $5.85
MMK12,276
$3.20
EGP154.66

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pay 55.2% less for transportation

 
Burma
Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon) $20.89
MMK43,836
$0.97
EGP46.80
Monthly public transit pass $10.82
MMK22,707
$6.76
EGP326.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
$27,552.01
EGP1,330,925.94

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pay 57.8% less for housing

 
Burma
Egypt
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.51
MMK129,040
$7.84
EGP378.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $499.50
MMK1,047,951
$212.64
EGP10,271.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $210.58
MMK441,787
$144.87
EGP6,997.98

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pay 79.2% less for childcare

 
Burma
Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $383.33
MMK804,233
$70.10
EGP3,386.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
$2,485.76
EGP120,076.74

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burma
Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.90
MMK1,880
$1.76
EGP84.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
MMK4,259
$1.32
EGP63.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.37
MMK2,873
$1.76
EGP84.84

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

 
Burma
Egypt
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.63
MMK99,931
$18.16
EGP877.43
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.95
MMK123,671
$33.59
EGP1,622.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.75
MMK175,716
$92.42
EGP4,464.53

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