Cost of living comparison
Burma is 30.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Burma instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 75.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
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