Cost of living comparison
Burma is 2.8% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Burma instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.47
MMK985
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
|
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