Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 85.6% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Burma
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
Burma
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Burma
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Burma
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
|
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