Cost of living comparison
Burma is 23.8% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Burma instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
$2.92
K6,096
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
$6.00
K12,544
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
$0.58
K1,215
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
$0.34
K708
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
$1.37
K2,871
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
$4.84
K10,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
$5.47
K11,435
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
$1.61
K3,371
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
$2.68
K5,602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
$0.86
K1,789
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$0.34
K711
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$0.98
K2,041
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
$0.72
K1,499
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
$0.57
K1,182
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
$0.73
K1,517
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
$2.73
K5,718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
$17.15
K35,850
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
$27,500.00
K57,493,046
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
$9.47
K19,802
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
Mexico
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
$71.23
K148,914
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
$602.64
K1,259,903
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
$320.96
K671,014
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
$69.50
K145,295
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
$482.50
K1,008,742
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
$11,680.00
K24,418,865
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
$1.09
K2,288
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
$2.07
K4,318
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
$1.43
K2,995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
$34.84
K72,847
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
$3.92
K8,202
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
$40.27
K84,189
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
$47.60
K99,524
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
$97.17
K203,146
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
$88.67
K185,385
|
|
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