Cost of living comparison
compared to
Burma vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary
Burma is 32.0% cheaper than Japan overall.
Burma vs. Japan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Burma instead of Japan, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.75
¥1,068
|
$2.28
MMK4,788
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
¥807
|
$3.00
MMK6,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥180
|
$0.79
MMK1,668
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥120
|
$0.81
MMK1,708
|
|
Japan vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants
pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
¥242
|
$1.08
MMK2,263
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.55
¥879
|
$4.15
MMK8,716
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.56
¥881
|
$5.14
MMK10,784
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
¥318
|
$1.41
MMK2,964
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
¥451
|
$2.41
MMK5,064
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
¥342
|
$1.99
MMK4,177
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥171
|
$0.48
MMK1,001
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
¥244
|
$1.23
MMK2,588
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
¥304
|
$0.86
MMK1,810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
¥174
|
$0.87
MMK1,830
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥170
|
$0.64
MMK1,353
|
|
Japan vs. Burma - Cost of groceries
pay 39.3% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
¥650
|
$34.52
MMK72,482
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.20
¥10,004
|
$11.83
MMK24,840
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,047.50
¥3M
|
$30,000.00
MMK63M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.65
¥3,901
|
$9.00
MMK18,900
|
|
Japan vs. Burma - Cost of transportation
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.54
¥5,309
|
$18.72
MMK39,315
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.58
¥86,515
|
$281.90
MMK592K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.78
¥57,105
|
$196.13
MMK412K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.26
¥17,928
|
$37.83
MMK79,431
|
|
Japan vs. Burma - Cost of housing
pay 5.0% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.01
¥66,006
|
$369.96
MMK777K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,300.14
¥2M
|
$11,486.84
MMK24M
|
|
Japan vs. Burma - Cost of childcare
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
¥407
|
$1.00
MMK2,100
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
¥484
|
$1.49
MMK3,123
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
¥606
|
$1.32
MMK2,771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.31
¥8,438
|
$18.76
MMK39,398
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
¥1,856
|
$2.50
MMK5,250
|
|
Japan vs. Burma - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 81.1% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.32
¥7,332
|
$89.36
MMK188K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.33
¥4,959
|
$64.37
MMK135K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.45
¥9,410
|
$100.83
MMK212K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.04
¥12,827
|
$129.71
MMK272K
|
|
Japan vs. Burma - Cost of clothing
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