Cost of living comparison
Burma is 20.5% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Burma instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,671.69
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,635.06
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC996.12
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC766.28
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,267.28
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,040.62
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,568.06
|
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,659.47
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,112.47
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,015.37
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC320.06
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC557.66
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC603.27
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC562.00
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC545.95
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,939.60
|
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,627.37
|
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,711,679.65
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,235.74
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,724.64
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC377,438.28
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC268,500.67
|
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC33,010.18
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC245,750.98
|
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,118,074.51
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,531.48
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,771.17
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,234.62
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC29,091.09
|
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,848.47
|
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,870.65
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,202.66
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,517.97
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC49,130.23
|
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
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