Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.9 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,110
|
$7.52
$10.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,218
|
$1.59
$2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K710
|
$1.12
$1.52
|
|
pay 95.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,132
|
$9.38
$12.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,461
|
$10.93
$14.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,615
|
$4.13
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,793
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$1.23
$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,046
|
$1.77
$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$1.37
$1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$1.04
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,521
|
$1.03
$1.41
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,731
|
$8.83
$12.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,931
|
$96.26
$131.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,847
|
$9.02
$12.28
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Burma
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,535
|
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Burma
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$7.52
$10.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,328
|
$4.69
$6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,012
|
$113.03
$153.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,220
|
$10.90
$14.84
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Burma
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,806
|
$111.86
$152.28
|
|
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