Cost of living comparison
Burma is 39.7% cheaper than Democratic Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Burma instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
$2.92
K6,110
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
$0.58
K1,218
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
$0.34
K710
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
$4.84
K10,132
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
$5.47
K11,461
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
$2.68
K5,615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
$0.86
K1,793
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
$0.98
K2,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
$0.73
K1,521
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
$2.73
K5,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.15
K35,931
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
$9.47
K19,847
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
$320.96
K672,535
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
$2.07
K4,328
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
$34.84
K73,012
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
$3.92
K8,220
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
$88.67
K185,806
|
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