Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 41.3% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Burma, you would:
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.17
EGP8.27
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$1.91
EGP92.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.29
EGP13.99
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$3.26
EGP157.27
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
$12.98
EGP626.91
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
$18.83
EGP909.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$2.80
EGP135.05
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$30.97
EGP1,496.08
|
|
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