Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Burma, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,133
|
$18.16
UYU699.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,897
|
$9.86
UYU379.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$2.23
UYU85.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$1.67
UYU64.32
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$2.44
UYU94.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,972
|
$6.68
UYU257.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,274
|
$4.26
UYU164.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$3.72
UYU143.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,077
|
$4.37
UYU168.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,306
|
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK913
|
$1.27
UYU48.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,966
|
$0.73
UYU27.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$1.22
UYU47.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.86
UYU33.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.84
UYU32.15
|
|
pay 99.3% more for transportation
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,827
|
$7.65
UYU294.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,702
|
$48.78
UYU1,877.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,678,903
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,728.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,311
|
$17.59
UYU677.19
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,014
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,739
|
$631.38
UYU24,306.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,698
|
$468.93
UYU18,052.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,914
|
$102.20
UYU3,934.57
|
|
pay 9.1% less for childcare
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,070
|
$421.70
UYU16,234.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,374,130
|
$7,669.05
UYU295,241.21
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$3.37
UYU129.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,258
|
$3.99
UYU153.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$5.19
UYU199.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,762
|
$53.06
UYU2,042.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,180
|
$10.53
UYU405.53
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
Burma
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,911
|
$95.58
UYU3,679.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,646
|
$48.77
UYU1,877.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,680
|
$133.31
UYU5,132.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,555
|
$112.14
UYU4,317.10
|
|
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