Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.9 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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