Cost of living comparison
Burma is 53.6% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Burma instead of Togo, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Togo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA543
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA524
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA939
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 50.9% more for transportation
Togo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 81.8% more for housing
Togo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Togo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
|
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