Cost of living comparison
Burma is 90.6% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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