Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 80.3% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Burma, you would:
pay 68.8% more for restaurants
Burma
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Burma
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 81.6% more for transportation
Burma
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$72.17
AED265.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Burma
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Burma
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$63.87
AED234.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Burma
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$97.09
AED356.60
|
|
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