Cost of living comparison
Burma is 57.2% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Burma instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$1.97
MMK4,338
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$6.63
MMK14,585
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$0.73
MMK1,596
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$0.59
MMK1,292
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$1.31
MMK2,873
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$5.23
MMK11,515
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$5.85
MMK12,881
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$1.29
MMK2,845
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$2.90
MMK6,378
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$1.58
MMK3,470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$0.44
MMK959
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$0.94
MMK2,064
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$0.53
MMK1,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$0.54
MMK1,193
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$0.49
MMK1,086
|
|
pay 91.3% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$20.89
MMK45,996
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$10.82
MMK23,826
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$37,986.21
MMK83,622,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$8.25
MMK18,168
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$61.51
MMK135,399
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$499.50
MMK1,099,589
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$210.58
MMK463,557
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$29.04
MMK63,929
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$383.33
MMK843,862
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$10,666.67
MMK23,481,379
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$0.90
MMK1,973
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$2.03
MMK4,469
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$1.37
MMK3,015
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$21.82
MMK48,027
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$3.42
MMK7,535
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$47.63
MMK104,855
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$58.95
MMK129,765
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$83.75
MMK184,374
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$97.04
MMK213,628
|
|
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