Cost of living comparison
Peru is 4.2% more expensive than Yangon.
If you lived in Peru instead of Yangon, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
Yangon
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.94
MMK4,075
|
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
MMK11,644
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MMK1,636
|
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MMK1,404
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Yangon
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MMK2,048
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
MMK13,224
|
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MMK15,083
|
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
MMK2,839
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,556
|
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
MMK2,619
|
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
MMK876
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MMK2,699
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
MMK1,548
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,038
|
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK929
|
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Yangon
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$39.44
MMK82,821
|
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Yangon
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.01
MMK98,720
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.00
MMK1,560,183
|
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$211.15
MMK443,384
|
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.36
MMK63,752
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Yangon
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yangon
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
MMK1,663
|
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
MMK4,617
|
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
MMK3,441
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.09
MMK48,492
|
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MMK8,399
|
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Yangon
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.51
MMK141,756
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
|
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