Cost of living comparison
Burma is 29.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Burma instead of Austria, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 69.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
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