Cost of living comparison
Burma is 99.0% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.34
MMK711
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.34
MMK714
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
|
pay 71.3% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
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