Cost of living comparison
Burma is 10.5% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Burma instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG745.17
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 54.8% more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
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