Cost of living comparison
Burma is 12.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Burma instead of Spain, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$2.92
K6,110
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.58
K1,218
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.34
K710
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
Spain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$4.84
K10,132
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$5.47
K11,461
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.68
K5,615
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.86
K1,793
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.98
K2,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.73
K1,521
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Spain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$2.73
K5,731
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$17.15
K35,931
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$9.47
K19,847
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
Spain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$320.96
K672,535
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Spain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.07
K4,328
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$34.84
K73,012
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$3.92
K8,220
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Spain
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$88.67
K185,806
|
|
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