Cost of living comparison
Burma is 98.6% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Burma instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
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Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,607
|
$2.92
K6,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,880
|
$6.00
K12,572
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,216
|
$0.58
K1,218
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,811
|
$0.34
K710
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,554
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,629
|
$4.84
K10,132
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,626
|
$5.47
K11,461
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,567
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,357
|
$2.68
K5,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,657
|
$0.86
K1,793
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS10,026
|
$0.34
K712
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,425
|
$0.98
K2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS7,014
|
$0.72
K1,502
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,635
|
$0.57
K1,184
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,930
|
$0.73
K1,521
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,441
|
$2.73
K5,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS155,802
|
$17.15
K35,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS206,970,381
|
$27,500.00
K57,623,365
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,533
|
$9.47
K19,847
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS292,526
|
$71.23
K149,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,482,574
|
$602.64
K1,262,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,521,545
|
$320.96
K672,535
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS429,519
|
$69.50
K145,624
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,525,726
|
$482.50
K1,011,028
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,879,714
|
$11,680.00
K24,474,215
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS12,007
|
$1.09
K2,293
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,680
|
$2.07
K4,328
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,699
|
$1.43
K3,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS293,559
|
$34.84
K73,012
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,692
|
$3.92
K8,220
|
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pay 45.6% more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Burma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS334,934
|
$40.27
K84,380
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS394,261
|
$47.60
K99,750
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,030,253
|
$97.17
K203,606
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS712,879
|
$88.67
K185,806
|
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