Cost of living comparison
Burma is 51.4% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Burma instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.97
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.99
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.24
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.24
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.52
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.31
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.44
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.99
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 80.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.94
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.93
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.39
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.02
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
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