Cost of living comparison
Burma is 26.4% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Burma instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 81.4% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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