Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Burma

Burma vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Burma is 70.9% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Burma
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Burma
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Burma
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Burma
Childcare: pay 12.6 times more in Burma
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% less in Burma
Clothing: pay 5.3 times more in Burma

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, and groceries in Burma are more expensive than in Somalia. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Burma. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Burma.

Burma vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burma instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Somalia	Burma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.33 SOS1,908	$2.28 MMK4,788	-31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SOS2,862	$3.00 MMK6,300	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 SOS595	$0.79 MMK1,668	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SOS437	$0.81 MMK1,708	+6.5%
Average			-30.9%

Somalia vs. Burma - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Somalia	Burma
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SOS775	$1.08 MMK2,263	-20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$4.15 MMK8,716	+66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 SOS4,020	$5.14 MMK10,784	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 SOS1,250	$1.41 MMK2,964	-35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 SOS1,157	$2.41 MMK5,064	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 SOS671	$1.99 MMK4,177	+69.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 SOS476	$0.48 MMK1,001	-42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SOS649	$1.23 MMK2,588	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SOS335	$0.86 MMK1,810	+47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS357	$0.87 MMK1,830	+39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SOS422	$0.64 MMK1,353	-12.6%
Average			+3.2%

Somalia vs. Burma - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Somalia	Burma
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57 SOS2,041	$34.52 MMK72,482	+867.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.17 SOS6,968	$11.83 MMK24,840	-2.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,000.00 SOS6M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	+200.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.78 SOS3,882	$9.00 MMK18,900	+32.7%
Average			+214.3%

Somalia vs. Burma - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Somalia	Burma
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.56 SOS22,639	$18.72 MMK39,315	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.33 SOS82,036	$281.90 MMK592K	+96.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$196.13 MMK412K	+153.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.38 SOS44,862	$37.83 MMK79,431	-51.7%
Average			+64.1%

Somalia vs. Burma - Cost of housing

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pay 12.6 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Burma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.67 SOS29,571	$369.96 MMK777K	+616.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$515.00 SOS295K	$11,486.84 MMK24M	+2130.5%
Average			+1163.8%

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pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Burma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.00 MMK2,100
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 SOS954	$1.49 MMK3,123	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.00 SOS572	$1.32 MMK2,771	+31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.58 SOS19,794	$18.76 MMK39,398	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$2.50 MMK5,250
Average			-23.6%

Somalia vs. Burma - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.3 times more for clothing

	Somalia	Burma
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.50 SOS7,154	$89.36 MMK188K	+614.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.33 SOS9,348	$64.37 MMK135K	+294.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$18.50 SOS10,588	$100.83 MMK212K	+445.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.83 SOS14,786	$129.71 MMK272K	+402.1%
Average			+426.9%

Somalia vs. Burma - Cost of clothing

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