Cost of living comparison
Burma is 49.9% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$2.92
K6,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.58
K1,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.34
K710
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$4.84
K10,132
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$5.47
K11,461
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$2.68
K5,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$0.86
K1,793
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$0.98
K2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.73
K1,521
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$2.73
K5,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$17.15
K35,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$9.47
K19,847
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$320.96
K672,535
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$2.07
K4,328
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$34.84
K73,012
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$3.92
K8,220
|
|
pay 48.8% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$88.67
K185,806
|
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