Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.9% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Burma instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 51.1% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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