Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 13.4% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Burma
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Burma
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Burma
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
Burma
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Burma
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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