Cost of living comparison
Burma is 83.8% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$0.34
MMK709
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$0.34
MMK712
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
Sudan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
|
pay 73.6% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
|
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