Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.1 times more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 69.0% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 26.2% less in New Zealand

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in New Zealand. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Burma	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+481.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$8.99 NZ$15.90	+199.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+157.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+125.2%
Average			+286.6%

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Burma	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+310.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+58.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+98.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+155.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+3.4%
Average			+40.4%

Burma vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Burma	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-81.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+605.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+91.1%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Burma	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+163.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+246.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+330.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$95.64 NZ$169.12	+152.8%
Average			+255.5%

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pay 69.0% more for childcare

	Burma	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+93.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+47.5%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+469.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+119.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+1623.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$39.17 NZ$69.26	+108.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+310.8%
Average			+276.9%

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pay 26.2% less for clothing

	Burma	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$114.46 NZ$202.41	-11.8%
Average			-26.2%

Burma vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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