Cost of living comparison
Burma is 4.3% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Burma instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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