Cost of living comparison
Burma is 17.2% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Burma instead of Laos, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$2.92
K6,096
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$6.00
K12,544
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$0.58
K1,215
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$0.34
K708
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Laos
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$1.37
K2,871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$4.84
K10,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$5.47
K11,435
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$1.61
K3,371
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$2.68
K5,602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$0.86
K1,789
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$0.34
K711
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$0.98
K2,041
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$0.72
K1,499
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$0.57
K1,182
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$0.73
K1,517
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Laos
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$2.73
K5,718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$17.15
K35,850
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$27,500.00
K57,493,046
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$9.47
K19,802
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Laos
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$71.23
K148,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$602.64
K1,259,903
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$320.96
K671,014
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$69.50
K145,295
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.50
K1,008,742
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$11,680.00
K24,418,865
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$1.09
K2,288
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$2.07
K4,318
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$1.43
K2,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$34.84
K72,847
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$3.92
K8,202
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Laos
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$40.27
K84,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$47.60
K99,524
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$97.17
K203,146
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$88.67
K185,385
|
|
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