Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 21.8% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Burma, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$2.33
THB79.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$0.70
THB24.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$8.16
THB278.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$6.68
THB228.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$1.29
THB44.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$1.23
THB42.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.52
THB17.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$0.82
THB27.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.66
THB22.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.69
THB23.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.54
THB18.28
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$4.47
THB152.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$25.43
THB868.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$9.67
THB329.99
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$2.20
THB75.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$1.90
THB64.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$5.42
THB185.07
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
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