Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 12.7% cheaper than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.1% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 36.3% less in Burma
Childcare: pay 95.6% more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 18.0% more in Burma

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Burma are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Burma. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Burma.

Burma vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.1% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$2.28 MMK4,788	-79.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$3.00 MMK6,300	-70.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$0.79 MMK1,668	-32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$0.81 MMK1,708	+51.4%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Georgia	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$1.08 MMK2,263	+67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$4.15 MMK8,716	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$5.14 MMK10,784	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$1.41 MMK2,964	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$2.41 MMK5,064	-14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$1.99 MMK4,177	+217.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$0.48 MMK1,001	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$1.23 MMK2,588	+72.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$0.86 MMK1,810	-1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.87 MMK1,830	+132.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.64 MMK1,353	+111.5%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Georgia	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$34.52 MMK72,482	+552.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$11.83 MMK24,840	+1.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$9.00 MMK18,900	+44.5%
Average			+124.8%

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pay 36.3% less for housing

	Georgia	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$18.72 MMK39,315	+19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$281.90 MMK592K	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$196.13 MMK412K	-39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$37.83 MMK79,431	-38.8%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 95.6% more for childcare

	Georgia	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$369.96 MMK777K	+50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+155.1%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$1.00 MMK2,100	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$1.49 MMK3,123	-53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$1.32 MMK2,771	-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$18.76 MMK39,398	-61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$2.50 MMK5,250	-58.7%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 18.0% more for clothing

	Georgia	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$89.36 MMK188K	+9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$64.37 MMK135K	+61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$100.83 MMK212K	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$129.71 MMK272K	+21.6%
Average			+18.0%

Georgia vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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