Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 71.1% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 29.1% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
|
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Burma
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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