Cost of living comparison
Burma is 25.4% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Burma instead of Norway, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Norway
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 95.3% more for childcare
Norway
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Norway
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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