Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

El Salvador

El Salvador vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 63.4% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in El Salvador
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in El Salvador

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in El Salvador are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in El Salvador. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Burma	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$6.75 SVC59.06	+196.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$7.00 SVC61.25	+133.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.14 SVC10.01	+44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.83 SVC7.29	+2.5%
Average			+127.9%

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Burma	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$2.53 SVC22.11	+134.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$3.85 SVC33.72	-7.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$6.71 SVC58.72	+30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.67 SVC23.35	+89.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$2.83 SVC24.77	+17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.88 SVC16.49	-5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.63 SVC5.54	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.18 SVC10.35	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.56 SVC13.68	+81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$1.33 SVC11.65	+52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$1.49 SVC13.05	+131.6%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Burma	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$4.75 SVC41.60	-86.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$37.50 SVC328.13	+217.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$25,000.00 SVC219K	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$30.00 SVC262.50	+233.3%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Burma	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$42.50 SVC371.88	+127.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$824.50 SVC7,214.43	+192.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$660.00 SVC5,775.07	+236.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$99.35 SVC869.35	+162.7%
Average			+200.6%

Burma vs. El Salvador - Cost of housing

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Burma	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$162.67 SVC1,423.35	-56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-58.9%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$2.00 SVC17.50	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$3.55 SVC31.02	+138.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$4.00 SVC35.00	+203.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$28.30 SVC247.63	+50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$5.00 SVC43.75	+100.0%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Burma	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$67.15 SVC587.57	-24.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$47.00 SVC411.25	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	-9.8%
Average			-12.7%

Burma vs. El Salvador - Cost of clothing

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