Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.1 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
Burma
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Burma
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 42.6% more for childcare
Burma
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
Burma
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
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