Cost of living comparison
Burma is 34.3% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Burma instead of Israel, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.34
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Israel
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.81
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.88
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.59
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.07
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
Israel
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.41
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 1.2% more for housing
Israel
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
Israel
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.46
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.10
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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