Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.4 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,108
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,570
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,217
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K709
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,130
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,458
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,614
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,792
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,045
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,520
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,730
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,923
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,610,345
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,842
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,218
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,474
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,383
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,591
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 93.8% more for childcare
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,010,800
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,468,685
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,327
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,001
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K72,995
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,218
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,361
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,727
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,560
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,764
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
|
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