Cost of Living Comparison

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COMPARED TO

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Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Burma.

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

pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 K3,832	$15.54 kr1,631	+457.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 K7,013	$12.54 kr1,316	+145.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 K967	$2.37 kr249	+237.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 K466	$1.68 kr177	+396.5%
Average			+309.2%

Burma vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Burma	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 K1,848	$3.04 kr319	+125.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.12 K2,918	$5.12 kr538	+141.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.74 K6,520	$4.59 kr482	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 K2,194	$5.23 kr549	+228.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 K3,566	$6.56 kr689	+152.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 K1,522	$0.98 kr103	-11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 K551	$0.83 kr88	+108.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 K1,558	$1.02 kr107	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 K546	$1.68 kr176	+321.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 K608	$0.96 kr100	+115.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 K557	$0.55 kr58	+36.7%
Average			+109.6%

Burma vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Burma	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.55 K3,508	$5.96 kr626	+133.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.15 K23,566	$90.41 kr9,489	+427.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,134.72 K34,542,644	$26,163.21 kr2,745,829	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.50 K13,053	$22.36 kr2,347	+135.4%
Average			+175.1%

Burma vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Burma	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.58 K105,237	$63.30 kr6,644	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$663.30 K911,572	$1,285.14 kr134,875	+93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 K493,889	$1,064.16 kr111,684	+196.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.57 K25,518	$69.69 kr7,314	+275.3%
Average			+136.9%

Burma vs. Iceland - Cost of housing

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pay 46.9% less for childcare

	Burma	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.00 K636,301	$279.46 kr29,329	-39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,565.00 K9,022,280	$3,014.93 kr316,417	-54.1%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 K1,512	$7.97 kr837	+624.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 K3,088	$4.17 kr438	+85.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 K2,247	$10.58 kr1,110	+546.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.81 K51,959	$50.68 kr5,319	+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 K4,598	$11.05 kr1,159	+230.2%
Average			+304.3%

Burma vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 93.5% more for clothing

	Burma	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.52 K63,931	$104.95 kr11,015	+125.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.02 K67,367	$60.45 kr6,345	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.28 K110,334	$154.03 kr16,166	+91.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.34 K95,289	$161.72 kr16,973	+133.2%
Average			+93.5%

Burma vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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