Cost of living comparison
Burma is 77.8% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Burma instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
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