Cost of living comparison
Burma is 29.0% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Burma instead of Austria, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
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