Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.1 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Burma instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$1.97
MMK4,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$6.63
MMK13,903
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.73
MMK1,522
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.31
MMK2,739
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$5.23
MMK10,977
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$5.85
MMK12,279
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$2.90
MMK6,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.58
MMK3,308
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$20.89
MMK43,846
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.82
MMK22,712
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,712,435
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$8.25
MMK17,318
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
|
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$61.51
MMK129,069
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$499.50
MMK1,048,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$210.58
MMK441,884
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$29.04
MMK60,940
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$383.33
MMK804,409
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,383,546
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$2.03
MMK4,260
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$1.37
MMK2,874
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$21.82
MMK45,781
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$3.42
MMK7,183
|
|
pay 80.9% more for clothing
|
Liberia
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$47.63
MMK99,953
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$58.95
MMK123,698
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$83.75
MMK175,754
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$97.04
MMK203,640
|
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