Cost of living comparison
Burma is 12.6% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Burma instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 72.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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