Cost of living comparison
Burma is 35.2% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Burma instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 82.9% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
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