Cost of living comparison
Burma is 54.5% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Burma instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 48.1% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
Greenland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
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