Cost of living comparison
Burma is 15.2% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Burma instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
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