Cost of living comparison
Burma is 16.8% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Burma instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Gabon
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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