Cost of living comparison
Burma is 23.5% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Burma instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Burma
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Burma
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$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 49.4% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Burma
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Burma
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
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