Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 31.9% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Burma, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$3.71
F CFA2,255
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$9.49
F CFA5,762
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.70
F CFA424
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$7.29
F CFA4,426
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$8.65
F CFA5,247
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$3.79
F CFA2,301
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$1.29
F CFA786
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.65
F CFA392
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,835
|
$5.15
F CFA3,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,706
|
$41.28
F CFA25,052
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,692,781
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,037,590
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,314
|
$14.86
F CFA9,019
|
|
pay 99.4% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,037
|
$55.80
F CFA33,871
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,921
|
$722.31
F CFA438,414
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,775
|
$325.48
F CFA197,555
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,925
|
$118.36
F CFA71,841
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,210
|
$137.58
F CFA83,507
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,027
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,903,968
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$0.99
F CFA601
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$2.52
F CFA1,528
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,770
|
$71.94
F CFA43,667
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$8.26
F CFA5,010
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,928
|
$59.62
F CFA36,187
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,668
|
$40.24
F CFA24,426
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,711
|
$67.45
F CFA40,941
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,590
|
$93.90
F CFA56,994
|
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