Cost of living comparison
Burma is 70.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Burma instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
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