Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.4 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Israel instead of Burma, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Burma
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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