Cost of living comparison
Burma is 59.3% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Burma instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
|
pay 86.0% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
|
pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
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