Cost of living comparison
Burma is 40.2% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in Burma instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Minnesota
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.56
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Minnesota
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Minnesota
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.58
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,857.14
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.05
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
Minnesota
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.60
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,228.09
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.43
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.76
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Minnesota
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,264.08
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,757.33
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Minnesota
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.91
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.05
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Minnesota
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.73
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.10
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.08
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.90
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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