Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.6 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Norway instead of Burma, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 78.8% more for groceries
Burma
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 72.6% more for housing
Burma
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Burma
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Burma
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
|
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