Cost of living comparison
Burma is 8.8% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Burma instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.44
MMK914
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
|
pay 95.9% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$20.89
MMK43,836
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$10.82
MMK22,707
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
|
pay 20.2% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$61.51
MMK129,040
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$499.50
MMK1,047,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$210.58
MMK441,787
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$29.04
MMK60,927
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$383.33
MMK804,233
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,667
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$21.82
MMK45,771
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$47.63
MMK99,931
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$58.95
MMK123,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$83.75
MMK175,716
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$97.04
MMK203,596
|
|
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