Cost of living comparison
Burma is 17.9% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Burma instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Louisiana
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.07
|
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
|
Louisiana
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
|
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
|
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Louisiana
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,084.23
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
|
Louisiana
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,185.83
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,050.52
|
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Louisiana
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,382.54
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,342.86
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Louisiana
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.68
|
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
|
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.86
|
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
|
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Louisiana
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.69
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.75
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.21
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
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