Cost of living comparison
Burma is 98.5% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Burma instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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