Cost of living comparison
Burma is 29.3% cheaper than Ohio.
If you lived in Burma instead of Ohio, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
|
Ohio
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.09
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Ohio
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
|
Ohio
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.05
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,594.68
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
|
Ohio
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.95
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$953.44
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.95
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.19
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
|
Ohio
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$860.85
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,241.82
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ohio
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.12
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.95
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.42
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
|
Ohio
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.74
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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