Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 61.0% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Burma, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
|
Burma
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Burma
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 99.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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