Cost of living comparison
If you lived in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands instead of Burma, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Burma
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,110
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,218
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K710
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Burma
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,132
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,461
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,615
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,793
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,046
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,521
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burma
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,731
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,931
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,847
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Burma
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,535
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Burma
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,328
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,012
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,220
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burma
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,806
|
?? |
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