Cost of living comparison
Burma is 41.3% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 79.3% more for housing
Georgia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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