Cost of living comparison
Burma is 46.8% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Burma instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
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