Cost of living comparison
Burma is 7.7% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Burma instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
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