Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 15.2% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Burma, you would:
pay 27.5% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Burma
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
|
Burma
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
|
Burma
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
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