Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.3 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,110
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,218
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K710
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
Burma
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,132
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,461
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,615
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,793
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,046
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,521
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,731
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,931
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,847
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Burma
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,535
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 81.8% more for childcare
Burma
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,328
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,012
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,220
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Burma
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,806
|
$105.59
|
|
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