Cost of living comparison
Peru is 11.0% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Peru instead of Burma, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$3.74
PEN13.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$5.76
PEN21.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$0.93
PEN3.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.47
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Burma
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$2.12
PEN7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$3.22
PEN11.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$4.63
PEN17.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$2.40
PEN8.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$0.71
PEN2.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$0.44
PEN1.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$5.19
PEN19.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$17.61
PEN65.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$20,522.48
PEN76,114.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$16.04
PEN59.49
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Burma
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$28.54
PEN105.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$324.84
PEN1,204.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$239.27
PEN887.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$37.17
PEN137.85
|
|
pay 30.0% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$170.53
PEN632.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,109.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$2.47
PEN9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$2.84
PEN10.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$5.40
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$32.14
PEN119.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$5.04
PEN18.68
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$42.67
PEN158.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$26.03
PEN96.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$66.63
PEN247.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$62.87
PEN233.16
|
|
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