Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.2 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Germany instead of Burma, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,108
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,570
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,217
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K709
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
Burma
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,130
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,458
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,614
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,792
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,045
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,520
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,730
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,923
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,610,345
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,842
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Burma
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,218
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,474
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,383
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,591
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
Burma
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,010,800
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,468,685
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,327
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,001
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K72,995
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,218
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
Burma
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,361
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,727
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,560
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,764
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
|
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