Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Burma instead of Tuvalu, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Tuvalu
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.92
K6,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.00
K12,572
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.58
K1,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.34
K710
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Tuvalu
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.84
K10,132
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.47
K11,461
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
K5,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
K1,793
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
K712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
K2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
K1,521
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tuvalu
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.73
K5,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.15
K35,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.47
K19,847
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Tuvalu
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$71.23
K149,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$320.96
K672,535
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.50
K145,624
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tuvalu
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Tuvalu
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.07
K4,328
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.43
K3,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.84
K73,012
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.92
K8,220
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tuvalu
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.27
K84,380
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.60
K99,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.17
K203,606
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.67
K185,806
|
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