Cost of living comparison
Burma is 35.2% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Burma instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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