Cost of living comparison
Burma is 3.4 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Burma instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 16.2% more for housing
Suriname
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
|
pay 17.0 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
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