Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 4.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Burma, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Burma
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Burma
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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