Cost of living comparison
Burma is 21.0% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Burma instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$2.92
K6,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$0.58
K1,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.34
K710
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$4.84
K10,132
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$5.47
K11,461
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$2.68
K5,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$0.86
K1,793
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$0.98
K2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.73
K1,521
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$2.73
K5,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$17.15
K35,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$9.47
K19,847
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$320.96
K672,535
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$2.07
K4,328
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$34.84
K73,012
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$3.92
K8,220
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$88.67
K185,806
|
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