Cost of living comparison
Burma is 23.0% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Burma instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,911
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,826
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA866
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,165
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,919
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,120
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,969
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,025
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA502
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA489
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA352
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,771
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,231,436
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,513
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,739
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA166,832
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,939
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 89.8% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,108
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,674,608
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA719
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,199
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,697
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,272
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,825
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,817
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,498
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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