Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.0% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Burma, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
|
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
|
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
|
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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