Cost of living comparison
Burma is 6.0% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.32
|
$2.92
MMK6,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$159.53
|
$6.00
MMK12,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.97
|
$0.58
MMK1,219
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.05
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.27
|
$1.37
MMK2,881
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.03
|
$4.84
MMK10,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$380.71
|
$5.47
MMK11,476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.26
|
$1.61
MMK3,383
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.69
|
$2.68
MMK5,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.74
|
$0.86
MMK1,795
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.58
|
$0.34
MMK713
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.21
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.40
|
$0.72
MMK1,504
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.44
|
$0.57
MMK1,186
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.62
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.83
|
$2.73
MMK5,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,147.60
|
$17.15
MMK35,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,070,182.70
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,696,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$311.60
|
$9.47
MMK19,872
|
|
pay 78.8% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$763.29
|
$71.23
MMK149,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,487.10
|
$602.64
MMK1,264,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,710.70
|
$320.96
MMK673,392
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,839.50
|
$69.50
MMK145,810
|
|
pay 3.3% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,932.18
|
$482.50
MMK1,012,317
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$371,942.77
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,505,406
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.18
|
$1.09
MMK2,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.83
|
$2.07
MMK4,334
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.59
|
$1.43
MMK3,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,262.09
|
$34.84
MMK73,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$308.55
|
$3.92
MMK8,231
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,170.77
|
$40.27
MMK84,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,008.34
|
$47.60
MMK99,877
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,566.73
|
$97.17
MMK203,866
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,659.34
|
$88.67
MMK186,042
|
|
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