Cost of living comparison
Burma is 58.2% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Burma instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 60.8% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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