Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.6 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Burma instead of Iran, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
$1.97
MMK4,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
$6.63
MMK14,585
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
$0.73
MMK1,596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
$0.59
MMK1,292
|
|
pay 91.6% more for groceries
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
$1.31
MMK2,873
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
$5.23
MMK11,515
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
$5.85
MMK12,881
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
$1.29
MMK2,845
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
$2.90
MMK6,378
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
$1.58
MMK3,470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
$0.44
MMK959
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
$0.94
MMK2,064
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
$0.53
MMK1,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
$0.54
MMK1,193
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
$0.49
MMK1,086
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
$20.89
MMK45,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
$10.82
MMK23,826
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
$37,986.21
MMK83,622,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
$8.25
MMK18,168
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
$61.51
MMK135,399
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
$499.50
MMK1,099,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
$210.58
MMK463,557
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
$29.04
MMK63,929
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
$383.33
MMK843,862
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
$10,666.67
MMK23,481,379
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
$0.90
MMK1,973
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
$2.03
MMK4,469
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
$1.37
MMK3,015
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
$21.82
MMK48,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
$3.42
MMK7,535
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
Iran
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
$47.63
MMK104,855
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
$58.95
MMK129,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
$83.75
MMK184,374
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
$97.04
MMK213,628
|
|
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