Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Burma instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 70.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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