Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 36.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
Burma
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Burma
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Burma
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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