Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 3.5% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 90.6% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
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