Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 4.0% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Burma, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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