Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 10.7% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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