Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 4.9% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Burma
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Burma
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Burma
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Burma
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Burma
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
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