Cost of living comparison
Burma is 27.5% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Burma instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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