Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.5 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$18.70
£14.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$3.77
£2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$7.07
£5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$98.23
£77.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$34,832.80
£27,605.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$39.40
£31.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$1,243.58
£985.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$1,020.84
£809.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$229.21
£181.65
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$1,497.56
£1,186.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$18,629.32
£14,764.09
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$17.47
£13.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$45.31
£35.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$12.89
£10.22
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Burma
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$78.43
£62.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$40.13
£31.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$90.36
£71.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$96.72
£76.65
|
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