Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.0 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Burma instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 69.1% more for housing
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 83.6% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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