Burma is 70.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.

If you lived in Burma instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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