Cost of living comparison

Denmark

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 61.3% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.7% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Burma
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Burma
Housing: pay 74.8% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 7.6% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.9% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 7.8% less in Burma

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Burma.

Burma vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Denmark, you would:

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pay 83.7% less for restaurants

	Denmark	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.73 DKK138.31	$2.28 MMK4,788	-89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.74 DKK91.67	$3.00 MMK6,300	-78.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.88 DKK25.88	$0.79 MMK1,668	-79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.06 DKK20.42	$0.81 MMK1,708	-73.4%
Average			-83.7%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Denmark	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 DKK22.57	$1.08 MMK2,263	-68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 DKK47.41	$4.15 MMK8,716	-41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 DKK50.87	$5.14 MMK10,784	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.86 DKK32.43	$1.41 MMK2,964	-71.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 DKK36.69	$2.41 MMK5,064	-56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 DKK9.24	$1.99 MMK4,177	+43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 DKK8.91	$0.48 MMK1,001	-64.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 DKK10.81	$1.23 MMK2,588	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 DKK13.69	$0.86 MMK1,810	-58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 DKK6.41	$0.87 MMK1,830	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 DKK5.75	$0.64 MMK1,353	-25.2%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Denmark	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.78 DKK58.59	$34.52 MMK72,482	+293.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.81 DKK605.94	$11.83 MMK24,840	-87.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,082.02 DKK327K	$30,000.00 MMK63M	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.81 DKK145.51	$9.00 MMK18,900	-58.7%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 74.8% less for housing

	Denmark	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 DKK257.08	$18.72 MMK39,315	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,094.37 DKK7,302.16	$281.90 MMK592K	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$864.45 DKK5,768.04	$196.13 MMK412K	-77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.64 DKK991.82	$37.83 MMK79,431	-74.6%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 7.6% more for childcare

	Denmark	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$546.22 DKK3,644.69	$369.96 MMK777K	-32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,716.94 DKK44,818.79	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+71.0%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 79.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.87 DKK52.52	$1.00 MMK2,100	-87.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 DKK41.75	$1.49 MMK3,123	-76.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.31 DKK62.10	$1.32 MMK2,771	-85.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.88 DKK292.77	$18.76 MMK39,398	-57.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.38 DKK122.64	$2.50 MMK5,250	-86.4%
Average			-79.9%

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pay 7.8% less for clothing

	Denmark	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.11 DKK701.32	$89.36 MMK188K	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DKK304.27	$64.37 MMK135K	+41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.67 DKK825.17	$100.83 MMK212K	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$175.51 DKK1,171.09	$129.71 MMK272K	-26.1%
Average			-7.8%

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