Cost of living comparison
Burma is 84.0% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Burma instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 59.0% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
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