Cost of living comparison
Burma is 7.4% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Burma instead of Oman, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Oman
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Oman
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
Oman
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Oman
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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