Cost of living comparison
Burma is 34.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Burma instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.75
|
$1.97
MMK4,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.02
|
$6.63
MMK13,903
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.02
|
$0.73
MMK1,522
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.31
MMK2,739
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$5.23
MMK10,977
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$5.85
MMK12,279
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.90
MMK6,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.58
MMK3,308
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.66
|
$20.89
MMK43,846
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.37
|
$10.82
MMK22,712
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,050.49
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,712,435
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.19
|
$8.25
MMK17,318
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.34
|
$61.51
MMK129,069
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,280.66
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,179
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,076.65
|
$210.58
MMK441,884
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.78
|
$29.04
MMK60,940
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,014.62
|
$383.33
MMK804,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,879.71
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,383,546
|
|
pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.54
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$2.03
MMK4,260
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.18
|
$1.37
MMK2,874
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.73
|
$21.82
MMK45,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.25
|
$3.42
MMK7,183
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ireland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.99
|
$47.63
MMK99,953
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.19
|
$58.95
MMK123,698
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.68
|
$83.75
MMK175,754
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.79
|
$97.04
MMK203,640
|
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