Cost of living comparison
Burma is 61.0% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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