Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 30.5% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Burma, you would:
pay 85.2% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
|
pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
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