Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.5 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,110
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,218
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K710
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,132
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,461
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,615
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,793
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,046
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,521
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,731
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,931
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,847
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,535
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,328
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,012
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,220
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Burma
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,806
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
|
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