Cost of living comparison
Burma is 55.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Namibia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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