Cost of living comparison
Burma is 32.7% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Burma instead of Poland, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$2.92
K6,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.58
K1,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.34
K710
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$4.84
K10,132
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$5.47
K11,461
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.68
K5,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.86
K1,793
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.98
K2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.73
K1,521
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$2.73
K5,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$17.15
K35,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$9.47
K19,847
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$320.96
K672,535
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.07
K4,328
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$34.84
K73,012
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$3.92
K8,220
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$88.67
K185,806
|
|
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