Cost of living comparison
Burma is 8.5% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Burma instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
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