Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 48.6% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Burma, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
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